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James Anthony Butler

1920 -

Born in Dublin, Butler had several jobs before developing his involvement in Irish theatre. He was involved in changing the panto format in the Abbey Theatre with Tomás MacAnna and helped prepare four of the theatre's Christmas pantos in Irish. His play, The Deputy's Daughter, was produced by the Abbey in 1960.

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Play Title	Playwright
The Deputy's Daughter	James Anthony Butler

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Carmel Winters, Enda Walsh, Iseult Golden, Sarah Hanly, John Connors, Shane O'Reilly, Nancy Harris, Owen McCafferty, Frank McGuinness, Feli Speaks, Gina Moxley, Abbie Spallen, Michael West, Shaun Dunne, Manchán Magan, Eva O'Connor, Edna O'Brien, Aoife Martyn, Arthur Riordan, Andrea Molino, John O'Donovan (2), Deirdre Kinahan, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Karen Cogan, Jimmy Murphy, Ursula Rani Sarma, Zhu Yi, Pom Boyd, Stacey Gregg, Thomas Kane Byrne, Sinéad Burke, Dermot Bolger, Carys D. Coburn, Meadhbh McHugh, Colm Keegan (2), Phillip McMahon, Darach Mac Con Iomaire, Sonya Kelly, Margaret Perry, Joseph O'Connor (1), Kit de Waal, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, Keith James Walker, Mark O'Halloran, Una McKevitt, Blindboy Boatclub, Emmet Kirwan, Rosaleen McDonagh, David Ireland, Jody O'Neill
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Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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James Anthony Butler

Playwriting Credits

Premiered In 2020

Twenty Fifty

Dream, Sleep, Connect

Restoration

Flights

The Fall of the Second Republic

Latest Playography Update

Dear Ireland I

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