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The Woman

A Play in Three Acts.

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Margaret O'Leary 

  • Suíomh

    The action takes place in the County Cork.

  • Nótaí

    Remarking on the audience's enthusiastic reaction to the play, critic Joseph Holloway suggested that O'Leary's piece was in some respects a female response to Synge's Playboy Of The Western World,and that the gypsy Ellen Dunne bore certain similarities to Christy Mahon.

  • Achoimre

    Maurice O'Hara, a widower with two children, falls in love with gypsy Ellen Dunn, but is unwilling to part with his life of comfort to live with her by the side of the road.

    A realist peasant drama set in rural county Cork.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    11

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Kitty Doyle Mairead Bonass
John O'Hara P.J. Carolan
Tim Murnane Michael Clarke (1)
William Dunn John Stephenson (1)
Maurice Arthur Shields
A Stranger Denis O'Dea
Jer Murnane F J McCormick
Ellen Dunn Eileen Crowe
Mrs. Dunn May Craig
James Deasy Michael J. Dolan
Mrs. O'Hara Maureen Delany
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Ceoil Dr. J.F. Larchet
Léirithe ag Lennox Robinson
Léiritheoir Cúnta Arthur Shields
Bainisteoir Stáitse Arthur Shields
Rúnaí J.H. Perrin

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Seoladh

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Guthán

    +353 1 6030200

  • Ríomhphost

    info@nli.ie

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.nli.ie

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Gan Aimsiú

Foinse Eolais

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