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Richard's Cork Leg

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brendan Behan 

  • Author Notes

    Edited and with additional material by Alan Simpson.
  • Setting

    The action takes plce in a cemetery in the Dublin mountains and in Mrs. Mallarkey's house. The Time - Well...

  • Synopsis

    Produced after Behan's death and featuring the legendary Dubliners, this was described in the programme as 'an entertainment'. It would be best described as a comedy with music, set in a graveyard populated with two bawds, two blind men, the graveyard supervisor and a variety of mourners and undertakers.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    11

  • Cast Size Female

    5

  • Cast Notes

    Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. The Original Cast included members of 'The Dubliners'.

Original Production

Original Cast  
Maria Concepta(Bawd I) Eileen Colgan
Deirdre Mallarkey Dearbhla Molloy
Rose of Lima(Bawd II) Joan O'Hara
Mrs. Mallarkey Angela Newman
Mrs. Cronin Terri Donnelly
Various Characters Ciarán Bourke
A Corpse Ciarán Bourke
Various Characters Barney McKenna
A Coloured Gentleman Barney McKenna
Various Characters Luke Kelly
Blind Man Luke Kelly
Various Characters Ronnie Drew
Blind Man Ronnie Drew
Various Characters John Sheehan
Production Team  
Director Alan Simpson
Designer Wendy Shea
Lighting Leslie Scott

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Behan: The Complete Plays.

  • Year

    1978

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

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

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413387801

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Source Of Information

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