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Soldiers of the Queen

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Damian Smyth
Achoimre

On a hill in South Africa during the Boer War, George Linton a young Irish soldier lies seriously wounded. Across two hundred yards of no man's land, an elderly Boer farmer awaits an opportunity to finish the job. As the two strike up an unlikely but still deadly relationship, the psychic landscape of conflict is portrayed: hatred, guilt, fear, the desire to avenge what can never be put right and the cruelties of chance and fate.
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Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

4
Female

1
Total

5

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

02 October 2002
Leiriú

Produced by Centre Stage
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Down Arts Centre

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
A Boer	Gordon Fulton
George Linton	Paraic Duignan
Bella Smyth	Roma Tomelty
George Henry Smyth	Mark Claney
Harry Smyth	Kevin Elliot

Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir	Colin Carnegie
Dearthóir Soilsithe	Martin Palmer
Dearthóir Seit	Sheila Godbolt
	Dolores McNally
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse	Faolan Morgan
	Anne Whitaker
Soilsiú	Gavin Millar
	Denise Griffith
Riarthóir	Shemaine Kerr

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Teideal

Soldiers of the Queen
Bliain

2002
Foilsithe ag

Lagan Press
Seoladh

7 Lower Crescent
Belfast BT7 1NR
Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland
ISBN

1873687494
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Eolas Faoi Chearta

Críoch

All Territories
Cinéal Cearta

All Rights
Teagmháil

Damian Smyth
Seoladh

Northern Ireland
Ríomhphost

damiansmythdpk@gmail.com
Suíomh Idirlín

www.damiansmyth.com

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and published play script.