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Lord Longford

1902 - 1961

Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham was born on 29th December 1902 in London. He was the first son and heir of Thomas Packenham, the fifth Earl of Longford. Edward became the sixth Earl of Longford aged 14, upon his father's death. The Longfords alternated between summers in Packenham Hall, Westmeath and country houses in England. Edward studied classics at Eton, though at the same time developed an interest in Irish nationalism and culture. He took to learning Irish and signing his name Eamon de Longphort. He married Oxford scholar Christine Longford in 1925. The Longfords worked with Edwards-Mac Liammoir at The Gate Theatre from 1931-1936, then following a disagreement founded Longford Productions which produced 151 plays at The Gate Theatre, during their 24 years of existence.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Founder Longford Productions

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Ascendancy Lord Longford
The Agamemnon Christine Longford Lord Longford
The Melians Lord Longford
The Vineyard Lord Longford
Yahoo Lord Longford

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Carmilla Lord Longford Sheridan Le Fanu
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Lord Longford Molière
Le Malade Imaginaire Lord Longford Molière
Oedipus, The Tyrant Lord Longford Sophocles
Tartufe Lord Longford Molière
The Barber of Seville Lord Longford Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
The School for Wives Lord Longford Molière

Manager

Play Title Playwright
Asmodée Basil Bartlett François Mauriac
Hamilton and Jones Winifred M. Letts
Here's Your Uncle George! Peter Powell
Le Malade Imaginaire Lord Longford Molière
Lord Edward Christine Longford
Mr. Supple Christine Longford
Oedipus, The Tyrant Lord Longford Sophocles
Translated by Lord Longford.
Patrick Sarsfield Christine Longford
Sister Eucharia Austin Clarke
Tankardstown Christine Longford
Tartufe Lord Longford Molière
Based on the classic French comedy of the same name (1664)
The Absentee Christine Longford Maria Edgeworth
Based on the 1812 novel of the same name
The Avenger Christine Longford J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Brontës of Haworth Parsonage John Davison
The Earl of Straw Christine Longford
The Golden Cuckoo Denis Johnston
The Strange Lover Lord Dunsany
The Vineyard Lord Longford
The Watcher Christine Longford J. Sheridan Le Fanu
'The Watcher' is adapted from the story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu which was re-printed in 'In a Glass Darkly' under the title of 'The Familiar'.
Uncle Silas Christine Longford J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Adapted by Christine Longford from the Novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

Costume Designer

Play Title Playwright
John Donne Christine Longford
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Lord Longford Molière
Lord Edward Christine Longford
Patrick Sarsfield Christine Longford
The Watcher Christine Longford J. Sheridan Le Fanu
'The Watcher' is adapted from the story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu which was re-printed in 'In a Glass Darkly' under the title of 'The Familiar'.

Costumes

Play Title Playwright
Le Malade Imaginaire Lord Longford Molière
The Avenger Christine Longford J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Barber of Seville Lord Longford Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Translation of the French play by Pierre Beaumarchais written in 1775, and originally entitled Le Barbier de Séville
The Earl of Straw Christine Longford
The School for Wives Lord Longford Molière
The United Brothers Christine Longford
Witch Hunt Christine Longford

Producer

Play Title Playwright
Queens and Emperors Christine Longford

Director

Play Title Playwright
The Agamemnon Christine Longford Lord Longford
Translated by Lord and Lady Longford from the Greek.