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A Garden Party

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Brendan Behan 

  • Suíomh

    Set in Dublin in the 1950's.

  • Nótaí

    Originally commissioned by Radio Eireann and broadcast in 1952, The Pike Theatre Club staged Moving Out and A Garden Party as a short two-act piece entitled 'The New House'. It was presented as a companion piece to 'The Big House'.

  • Achoimre

    The Hannigan's have moved out to the suburbs from the city centre, and Mrs. Hannigan wants to make use of the gardens front and rear. Having bought a load of manure, she instructs the men of the house to dig it in to the soil...but the menfolk will try any way possible to avoid lifting a finger....

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    12

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    06 May 1968

  • Leiriú

    Produced by The Pike Theatre

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Premiered at the Pike Theatre Club.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Gabble Gibbon Charles Roberts
News Vendor May Fitzmaurice
Eileen Hannigan Nuala O'Faoláin
Chris Hannigan Ann Coghlan
Mrs. Carmody Marcella Grimes
Garda Hegarty Denis Hickey
Jim Hannigan Michael McCabe(2)
Garda Sergeant Gearóid Ó Lochlainn
Seamus Hannigan Morgan Redmond
Mrs. Hanratty May Ollis
Voice of Squad Car Announcer Christopher Fitz-Simon
Noel Hannigan Christopher Fitz-Simon
Garda Finnegan Joseph Gallagher
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Alan Simpson
Dearthóir Alan Simpson
Dearthóir Seit John Jay
Stiúrthóir Cúnta Carolyn Swift
Tógáil Seit Edmund Kelly
Péintéir Seit John Jay

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Behan: The Complete Plays.

  • Bliain

    1978

  • Foilsithe ag

    Methuen

  • Seoladh

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  • Guthán

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413387801

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Information for this entry was taken from the published script.