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An Chomhairle Ealaíon Playography In English

Drámaí

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Hiring Days

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Marie Jones (1) 

  • Nótaí

    A play for 8-11 year olds. The original production used masks and music.

  • Achoimre

    This play is based on the custom of the Hiring Fair where for at least 100 years men, women and children sold their labour as seasonal workers on Ulster farms. Hughie McKinley is eleven. He comes from a poor Donegal family who can no longer afford to keep him. Setting off for the hiring fair, he is taken on by the Masterson family together with Arabella, a talking pig he has befriended. On arrival, Arabella lives in fear of being eaten while Hughie's life of terrible hardship is matched by that of everyone else, animal or human. In despair, Hughie finally comes up with a plan to save the animals from death, the Mastersons from disaster, and his own family from eviction. By the time he leaves for home, everyone is happy, including Hughie.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí don Aos Óg

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    4

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

    Cast members also play a range of other characters.

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    20 January 1992

  • Leiriú

    Produced by Replay Theatre Company

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    This play was first performed at Holy Family Girls Primary School, Belfast, as part of a tour to schools and venues.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Hughie McKinley Peter Richey
Arabella Scratchins Sheelagh O'Kane
Dan Joe Masterson Patrick Fitzsimons
Matilda Masterson Olivia Nash
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Brenda Winter
Dearthóir Frank Quinn
Cultacha Imperial Design
Stiúrthóir Cúnta Joe Devlin
Dearthóir & Déantóir Puipéad Frank Quinn
Frank Quinn
Bainisteoir Stáitse Frank Quinn
Bainisteoir Stáitse Thomas Marshall
Ealaíontóir Radharcra Trish McCartney
Ralph Dobson
Rúnaí Irene Swift

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Curtis Brown Group

  • Seoladh

    Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket Street
    London
    SW1Y 4SP
    England

  • Guthán

    +44 (0) 20 7393 4400

  • Ríomhphost

    info@curtisbrown.co.uk

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    permissions.curtisbrown.co.uk

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by Replay Productions from information contained in the company files.