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Joseph Tomelty

1911 - 1995

Joseph Tomelty was a playwright, novelist and actor. Born in Portaferry, Co Down, he left school at 12 to be apprenticed to his father’s trade as a house painter, then moved to Belfast to work as a painter in the Harland and Wolff shipyard. He was a founding member of the Belfast Group Theatre in the 1940s and was general manager from 1942-51. His plays include: The End House (1944), on a theme of urban violence; All Souls' Night (1948), and Is the Priest at Home? (1954). He published two novels, Red Is the Port Light (1948) and The Apprentice (1953). He wrote and acted in The McCooeys, a BBC radio serial that ran weekly from 1948 to 1954.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
All Souls' Night Joseph Tomelty
April in Assagh Joseph Tomelty
Down the Heather Glen Joseph Tomelty
Idolatry at Innishargie Joseph Tomelty
Is the Priest at Home? Joseph Tomelty
Poor Errand Joseph Tomelty
Right Again Barnum Joseph Tomelty
The End House Joseph Tomelty

Actor

Play Title Playwright
A Title for Buxey Cecil Cree
April in Assagh Joseph Tomelty
Bannister's Cafe Harry Sinton Gibson
Borderwine George Shiels
Highly Efficient Patricia O'Connor
Idolatry at Innishargie Joseph Tomelty
Legacy of Delight Hugh Quinn
Master Adams Patricia O'Connor
Mountain Post George Shiels
Over the Bridge Sam Thompson
Poor Errand Joseph Tomelty
Select Vestry Patricia O'Connor
Stars of Brickfield Street John Coulter
Story For Today Jack Loudan
The House That Jack Built Cecil Cree
The Old Broom George Shiels
The Square Peg Harry Sinton Gibson

General Manager

Play Title Playwright
A Title for Buxey Cecil Cree
Borderwine George Shiels
Henry Joy McCracken Jack Loudan
Highly Efficient Patricia O'Connor
Legacy of Delight Hugh Quinn
Master Adams Patricia O'Connor
Mountain Post George Shiels
Poor Errand Joseph Tomelty
Right Again Barnum Joseph Tomelty
Select Vestry Patricia O'Connor
The Curse of the Lone Tree M. Eamon Dubhagan
The House That Jack Built Cecil Cree
The Old Broom George Shiels
The Square Peg Harry Sinton Gibson
Voice Out of Rama Patricia O'Connor