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The Green Valley

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Michael Coffey Frank Byrne
Synopsis

Early Irish Musical
Play Type

Musical Theatre

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

10
Female

4
Total

14
Cast Notes

The Original Production featured a large dance chorus.

Original Production

Date of First Production

01 September 1952
Producer

Produced by Illsley-McCabe Productions
Original Venue

3Olympia Theatre

Original Cast
Waiter	Tom O'Brien
NightClub Singer	Marie Paul
Linda	May Devitt
Rory O'Shea	Jack O'Connor
Gubby	Philip McGirr
Lewis	Ralph McKenna
Malachy	Gerald Perry
Thomasheen	Austin Darragh
Eileen O'Hara	Cherry Lind
James Flaherty	Nigel Fitzgerald
Bridgid	Patty Ryan
Kieran	Liam Gannon
Mike O'Hara	Rory Kilkenny
Old Man	Sean McGuire

Production Team
Director	Stanley Illsley
Musical Director	Robert Bolton
Stage Manager	Herbert Carroll
Wardrobe Mistress	Christine Keeley
Chief Electrician	Fred Beasley

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

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

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