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An Chomhairle Ealaíon Playography In English

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A Play in Three Acts

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Teresa Deevy 

  • Nótaí

    Shared first prize in the Abbey Play competition in 1931 (the other winner was Paul Vincent Carroll's 'Things That Are Caeser's'. See separate listing for details)

  • Achoimre

    Newly evicted from their home and grieving the recent loss of their child, the destitute couple Min and Michael are faced with a desperate struggle for survival. When Michael accidently comes across some stolen money, his first instinct is to hand it over to the police. His wife sees the situation differently, however, and the couple find themselves confronted with a stark moral choice.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    9

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Lizzie Brennan Ria Mooney
Father O'Brien Michael J. Dolan
Maggie Cooney May Craig
Min Donovan Eileen Crowe
Michael F J McCormick
Jim Slattery Denis O'Dea
Moses Baron Arthur Shields
Ned P.J. Carolan
Daisy Barron Maureen Delany
Foireann Léirithe  
Léirithe ag Lennox Robinson

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Journal of Irish Literature 14 (1985), pp.18-75

  • Bliain

    1985

  • Foilsithe ag

    Proscenium Press

  • Seoladh

    Newark, Delaware
    USA

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Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Jacqueline Deevy

  • Seoladh

    Republic of Ireland

  • Ríomhphost

    jacqui.deevy@hse.ie

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.