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The Surprise

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

G. K . Chesterton
Achoimre

The play tells of a sixteenth-century puppet master, whose dolls miraculously come to life.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

15 September 1953
Leiriú

Produced by The Pike Theatre
Nótaí faoin Ionad

Present at The Pike Theatre Club.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Unspecified Character(s)	Denis Brennan
Unspecified Character(s)	Pamela Duncan

Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir	Alan Simpson
Dearthóir	Michael Morrow
Dearthóir Feistis	Gerda Froemel
Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta	Carolyn Swift
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse	Celia Salkeld

Eolas Faoi Chearta

Críoch

All Territories
Cinéal Cearta

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Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from Carolyn Swifts's autobiography, Stage by stage (Poolbeg, 1985)

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