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The Enemy Within

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Brian Friel
Suíomh

The action takes place in Columba's room or cell, in the Autumn of 587, on the island of Iona, off the West coast of Scotland.
Achoimre

Friel tells the story of Columba, a sixth century Ulster Saint.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

10
Total

10

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

06 August 1962
Leiriú

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Nótaí faoin Ionad

Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Brian	Pat Laffan
Oswald	Vincent Dowling
Grilaan	Philip O'Flynn
Dochonna	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Caornan	Micheál Ó Briain
Diarmuid	Geoff Golden
Eoghan	Edward Golden
Columba	Ray McAnally
Aedh	T.P. McKenna
Brendan	Eoin Ó Súilleabháin

Foireann Léirithe
	Tomás Mac Anna
Léirithe ag	Ria Mooney
Bainisteoir Stáitse	Bert Carroll
Stiúrthóir na Ceolfhoirne	Sean O'Riada

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Teideal

The Enemy Within
Bliain

1992
Foilsithe ag

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Foinse Eolais

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

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