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Old Road

A play in three acts by Michael J Molloy. Prize-winning play in the recent Abbey Theatre Play Competition.

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Michael Joseph (M.J.) Molloy 

  • Suíomh

    The kitchen of Walsh's farmhouse on the Galway side of the Galway-Mayo border. Spring-Autumn 1939.

  • Achoimre

    Molloy's first play deals with how the well-established pattern of emigration from West of Ireland small holdings is affected as war gets underway in Europe.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    10

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Myles Cosgrave Cyril Cusack
Patrick Walsh F J McCormick
Mrs Callaghan Maureen Delaney
Mary Kennedy Maureen O'Sullivan
Sergeant Fred Johnson
William Duffy Eric Gorman
'Bodagh' Merrigan Brian O'Higgins
Luke Sweeney Michael J. Dolan
Brigid McDonagh Brid Lynch
Paak Merrigan Denis O'Dea
Foireann Léirithe
Michael Clarke (2)
Léirithe ag Frank Dermody
Bainisteoir Stáitse Udolphus Wright

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Old Road

  • Bliain

    1961

  • Foilsithe ag

    Progress House

  • Seoladh

    270 North Circular Road
    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Colin Smythe Ltd.

  • Seoladh

    P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
    Buckinghamshire
    SL9 8XA
    England

  • Guthán

    +44 (0) 1753 886000

  • Ríomhphost

    cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

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