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The Big Birthday

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

Hugh Leonard
Suíomh

Set in Dublin.
Achoimre

Patrick Farrell is one hundred years old. His family and friends gather round to celebrate his birthday and no-one is going to mess this up for him.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

8
Female

4
Total

12

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

23 January 1956
Leiriú

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Nótaí faoin Ionad

Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Sean Scully	T.P. McKenna
Sally Lehane	Doreen Madden
Mrs. Hafferty	Brid Lynch
Willie Farrell	Philip O'Flynn
Swinburne McKeefe	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Guard Martin Lehane	Micheál Ó Briain
Basil Prescott	Edward Golden
Patrick Farrell	Harry Brogan
Moll Lehane	Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Maeve Lehane	Angela Newman
Joe Gleeson	Ray McAnally
Liam Óg O hAnnracháin	Peadar Lamb
Milo Lehane	Vincent Dowling

Foireann Léirithe
	Michael O'Herlihy
Léirithe ag	Ria Mooney
Bainisteoir Stáitse	Sean Mooney(2)

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

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