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Stranger Beware

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Tom Coffey 

  • Setting

    Set in Ballycullen, a small village in Kerry.

  • Synopsis

    The murder of an alcoholic freedom fighter brings a quite rural community to life and the ensuing investigation frees many skeletons from their cupboards, as it seems that the dead man had many enemies, including his own daughter.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    13

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    19

Original Production

Original Cast
Various Characters T.P. McKenna
Sheila Doyle Eileen Crowe
Nellie Eithne Lydon
Old Ned O'Keeffe Vincent Dowling
Mrs O'Brien Brid Lynch
Michael Joyce Pat Layde
The Jubilee Nurse Marie Kean
Various Characters Philip O'Flynn
Father Mackey C.C. Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Patsheen Mike Micheál Ó Briain
Sergeant Courtney Geoff Golden
Kieran Doyle Edward Golden
The Hiker Bill Foley
Willie the Post Harry Brogan
Maureen O'Brien Aideen O'Kelly
Molly O'Keeffe Angela Newman
Paudeen Derry Power
Garda Jim Crean Peadar Lamb
Tom Doyle Frank Morton
Production Team
Settings by Tomás Mac Anna
Produced by Ray McAnally

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Source Of Information

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