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The Director

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Syd Cheatle 

  • Setting

    Set in an asylum for the unsound of mind.

  • Notes

    Presented as a double bill with 'Retreat' by the same author.

  • Synopsis

    Stanley's mind is inhabited by a fantasist(The Director) and he is struggling and failing to keep a grip on reality. Gradually the fantasist succeeds in crushing Stanley but in doing so has unwittingly destroyed his only means of communication with the real world.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Stanley Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Director Vincent Dowling
Production Team  
Director Tomás Ó Murchadha

RIGHTS INFORMATION

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings at the time.