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Soldier

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Liam Lynch 

  • Synopsis

    In the psychiatrist's office sits the main protagonist, a clerical worker with the RAF - the soldier of the title, a man who accepts extreme evil as casually as he rejoices in extreme good. In a series of flashbacks, the audience are brought through the case history that is his life.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    8

  • Cast Size Female

    4

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Soldier Bob Carlile
Julia Kathleen Barrington
Albert Harry Brogan
Military Policeman Bryan Murray
Ada Hautby-Synott Maire O'Neill (2)
Doctor Robert Carrickford
Military Policeman Eddie Stapleton
Mother Brid Lynch
Nurse Fionnuala Kenny
Father Dominic Roche
Wing Commander Eamonn Howard
Soldier, as a boy Orison Carlisle
Production Team  
Director Tomás Ó Murchadha
Designer Patrick McMullan
Lighting Tony Wakefield
Costumes Lily Norton
Costumes Anne Cave
Sound Nuala Golden
Stage Director Bruce Deane
Programme Design Edward Lynch

RIGHTS INFORMATION

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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