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The Matchmaker

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    John B. Keane 

  • Athchóirithe/ Aistrithe ó

    John B. Keane

  • Nótaí Faoin Údar

    Assembled by Ray McAnally and Barry Cassin from 'Letters Of A Matchmaker'(1975)
  • Suíomh

    Rural Ireland in the 1950s.

  • Achoimre

    The play follows the efforts of Kerryman Dicky Mick Dicky O'Connor as he corresponds with a variety of lonely rural males and females eager to find a mate.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    1

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    2

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

    The play features a broad range of characters, to be played as a two-hander.

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    16 July 1975

  • Nótaí faoin Léiriú

    First produced by Old Quay Productions.
  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

    Eblana Theatre

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Performer Ronnie Masterson
Performer Ray McAnally
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Barry Cassin
Dearthóir Seit Robert Heade
Barry Cassin
Ray McAnally

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    Professional

  • Teagmháil

    Mercier Press

  • Seoladh

    Unit 3B, Oak House
    Bessboro Road, Blackrock
    Cork
    Republic of Ireland

  • Guthán

    + 353 (0)21 4614700

  • Ríomhphost

    info@mercierpress.ie

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.mercierpress.ie

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    Amateur

  • Teagmháil

    Drama League of Ireland

  • Seoladh

    Mill Theatre
    Dundrum Town Centre
    Dundrum, Dublin 16
    Republic of Ireland

  • Guthán

    +353 (0)1 2969343

  • Ríomhphost

    office@dli.ie

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.dli.ie

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from Phyllis Ryan's memoir 'The Company I Kept' (1996) and from press clippings.