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The Barracks

An Adapation of John McGahern's Novel.

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Hugh Leonard 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    John McGahern

  • Setting

    The Action of the play takes part for the most part in the Garda Barracks in a small village in the midlands.

  • Synopsis

    Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom--and loneliness--marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not her own; her husband is straining to break free from the servile security of the police force; and her own life, threatened by illness, seems to be losing the last vestiges of its purpose.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    7

  • Cast Size Female

    5

Original Production

Original Cast  
Sergeant Reegan Martin Dempsey
Una Bernadette Hoey
Willie Dermot Ryan
Nurse Áine Ní Mhuirí
Mrs. Casey Ann Rowan
Superintendent Quirke Conor Evans
Doctor and Priest Edward Byrne
Michael Halliday Gerry Alexander
Guard Casey Desmond Perry
Guard Mullins Edward Golden
Elizabeth Reegan Aideen O'Kelly
Sheila Helena Kane
Production Team  
Director Tomás Mac Anna
Designer Patrick Murray
Stage Director Mai McFall
Stage Manager Ann Myler
Stage Manager Tommy Rogers
Assistant Stage Manager Maureen Simpson
Set Painter Brian Collins
Chief Electrician Tom Connor
Company Artistic Director Phyllis Ryan

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Agency

  • Address

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  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7727 1346

  • Email

    info@theagency.co.uk

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Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and other published material.