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The Enchanted Land

A Fantasy.

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    George Fitzmaurice 

  • Suíomh

    The Undersea habitation of Mananaan and the Palace of Aeneas.

  • Achoimre

    The story the rivalry between Eithne, a mortal who finds herself in the underwater kingdom of Mananaan because of her love for the prince Aeneas, and Elaine, the mermaid who becomes to the surface in an attempt to replace Eithne on earth and become Queen of Ireland.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    10

  • Female

    7

  • Total

    17

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    05 August 1976

  • Leiriú

    Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

    Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Produced on the Peacock Stage.

  • Nótaí Faoin gCéadléiriú Éireannach

    Generally assumed to have been written in the early 1920s, 'The Enchanted Land' was first staged at Pennsylvania State University in 1964, under the direction of Howard Slaughter. The listings here refer to the play's first professional production.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Hag Ingrid Craigie
King of Scotland Tom Irwin
King of England Pat Layde
King of Wales Larry Murphy
Peg Billie Morton
Hag Billie Morton
Adviser Philip O'Sullivan
King of the World Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Diarmuid Micheál Ó Briain
Eithne Máire Ní Ghráinne
Marse Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Hag Fiona Mac Anna
Elaine Kate Flynn
Aeneas, King of Ireland Niall O'Brien(1)
Adviser Stephen Brennan (1)
Donal the Fool Derek Chapman
Adviser Macdara Ó Fátharta
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Hugh Hunt
Dearthóir Christopher Baugh
Soilsiú Leslie Scott
Fuaim Kevin Holbrook
Córagrafaí Patrick Mason
Bainisteoir Léirithe Brian Collins
Stiúrthóir Stáitse Rhona Woodcock
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse Bríd Ní Neachtain
Ciara Draper
Monica Frawley
Tógáil Seit John Kells
Ealaíontóir Radharcra Brian Collins
Maoirseoir Feistis Nikki Gleeson
Cúntóir Feistis Pauline Metcalfe
Cúntóir Feistis Deirdre MacMahon
Cúntóir Feistis Lily Norton
Cúntóir Feistis Ann Smart

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    The Plays of George Fitzmaurice, Volume One ( Introduced by Austin Clark)

  • Bliain

    1967

  • Foilsithe ag

    Dolmen Press

  • Seoladh

    Republic of Ireland

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Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    The George Fitzmaurice Society

  • Seoladh

    c/o Fiona Brennan (trustee)
    Scrahan
    Knocknagree, County Cork
    Republic of Ireland

  • Guthán

    087 6494409

  • Ríomhphost

    scrahanmf@eircom.net

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.