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The Insect Play

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Flann O'Brien 

  • Athchóirithe/ Aistrithe ó

    Karel Capek Josef Capek

  • Nótaí Faoin Údar

    Adapted from the brothers Čapek's "Ze života hmyzu".
  • Nótaí

    The original production was advertised in the press as "Rhapsody in Stephen's Green."

  • Achoimre

    Orangemen, Dubliners, Corkonians and culchies become warring ants, bees, crickets and dung-beetles in this satire of Irish stereotypes.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    23

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    28

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

    The first production also included 9 children.

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Mrs. Beetle Sally Travers
A Girl Student Patricia Kennedy (1)
A Duckling Alexis Milne
A Young Bee Robert Dawson
The 2nd Engineer Ant Sean Colleary
Slattery Valentine Iremonger
Children Collette Redmond
Children Tony Mathews
Children Teddy Lucas
Children Ita McManus
Children Deirdre King
Children Dolores Lucas
Children Peggy Kennedy
Children Maeve Kennedy
Cyril Bee Antony Walsh
The Politician Ant Antony Walsh
The Duck P.P. Maguire
A Cross-Channel Ant Norman Barrs
Cecil Bee Norman Barrs
A Lady In Green Rosalind Halligan
A Young Man James Neylin
A Visitor Liam Gaffney
A Parasite Liam Gaffney
A Messenger Ant Liam Gaffney
The Keeper William Fassbender
Mr. Beetle William Fassbender
A Blind Ant William Fassbender
Her Majesty Queen Bee Betty Chancellor
Mrs. Cricket Meriel Moore
Basil Bee Cecil Monson
The Tramp Robert Hennessy (1)
Children Eileen Ashe
Mr. Cricket J. Winter
The Chief Engineer Ant J. Winter
A Strange Beetle Tyrell Pine
The Voice of the Egg Jean St. Claire
The Drone Bee Stephen King (2)
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Hilton Edwards
Molly McEwen
Léiritheoir Hilton Edwards
Dearthóir Soilsithe Hilton Edwards
Dearthóir Feistis Micheál Mac Liammóir
Córagrafaí Sara Payne
Patrick Perrott
Dodie Higgins

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    A. M. Heath & Co. Ltd.

  • Seoladh

    6 Warwick Court,
    Holborn,
    London, WC1R 5DJ
    England

  • Guthán

    +44 (0)20 7242 2811

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.amheath.com

Foinse Eolais

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