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Moving Out

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Brendan Behan 

  • Suíomh

    Dublin in the 1950's.

  • Nótaí

    Originally commissioned by Radio Eireann and broadcast in 1952, The Pike Theatre Club staged Moving Out and A Garden Party as a short two-act piece entitled 'The New House'. It was presented as a companion piece to 'The Big House'.

  • Achoimre

    In the very short piece Jim Hannigan's starts his day just like any other, however on his return from work he discovers that his wife has moved the family out to the new houses and he's to join them for tea...Jim was born and reared in the city and not sure how he'll cope with suburbia.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

  • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    12

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    06 May 1958

  • Leiriú

    Produced by The Pike Theatre

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Premiered at the Pike Theatre Club, Dublin.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Gabble Gibbon Charles Roberts
Chris Hannigan Ann Coghlan
Mrs. Carmody Marcella Grimes
Barman Denis Hickey
Jim Hannigan Michael McCabe(2)
Old Man Gearóid Ó Lochlainn
Seamus Hannigan Morgan Redmond
Shop Lady Carolyn Swift
Mrs. Hanratty May Ollis
Noel Hannigan Christopher Fitz-Simon
Bus Conductor James Caffrey
Eileen Hannigan Nuala O'Faoláin
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Alan Simpson
Dearthóir Seit John Jay
Soilsiú Alan Simpson
Stiúrthóir Cúnta Carolyn Swift
Tógáil Seit Edmund Kelly
Péintéir Seit John Jay

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Behan: The Complete Plays.

  • Bliain

    1978

  • Foilsithe ag

    Methuen

  • Seoladh

    Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
    London SW1V 1EJ
    England

  • Guthán

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Suíomh Idirlín

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413387801

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Information for this entry was taken from the published playscript.