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Ballyfarland's Festival

An Ulster Comedy

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    St. John Greer Ervine 

  • Suíomh

    Various locations in Ballyfarland, in the immediate future.

  • Achoimre

    Ballyfarland's modest, upstanding grocer John McMichael accidentally captures burglar Red Dan and instantly finds himself locally famous. Seeing an opportunity, the town's leading citizens decide to embellish this fame further and put Ballyfarland on the map for tourism purposes. McMichael consequently finds himself described as a descendant of a Ballyfarland man who really won the American War of Independence. When the grocer has to stand for election to Parliament, however, he strives to preserve his integrity, and encourages his fellow-citizens not to vote for him, having to try to explain that he is quite content as he is.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    9

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    13

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
A Press Photographer J.J. Murphy
Mrs. McKinstry Jean Lundy
Willie Semple James Boyce
Andrew Kernaghan Patrick McAlinney
Alex Pottinger J.G. Devlin
Mrs. Dunwoody Sheila Crawford
Red Dan John F. Tyrone
Sarah McMichael Elizabeth Begley
John McMichael R.H. MacCandless
Joe Stitt J.R. Mageean
Sergeant Galbraith Maurice O'Callaghan
Kate Cairnduff Barbara Adair
Charles Shannon John J. O'Malley
Foireann Léirithe  
Soilsiú Brian O'Connor
Bainisteoir Ginerálta Harold Goldblatt
Léirithe ag Harold Goldblatt
Bainisteoir Stáitse Dan Fitzpatrick
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse Joan Keenan
Maisíocht Joan Keenan
W. Erskine Mayne
Bainisteoir Tí Maurice O'Callaghan

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Group Plays 1:Seven Comedies/ edited and introduced by Hugh Odling-Smee

  • Bliain

    2009

  • Foilsithe ag

    Lagan Press

  • Seoladh

    7 Lower Crescent
    Belfast BT7 1NR
    Co. Antrim
    Northern Ireland

  • ISBN

    9781904652311

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Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

  • Contact

    Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of Northern Ireland

  • Seoladh

    The Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North
    Belfast BT1 5GB
    Northern Ireland

Eolas Faoi Chearta

Foinse Eolais

Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.