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An Apple a Day

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    John McDonnell 

  • Synopsis

    Dr. John Eakins, an old-school doctor is losing business to competition from a modern new surgery. Spirited assistant Andy Adams, son of the former Eakins housekeeper, would-be doctor, and experienced luxury liner sick-berth attendant, arrives and helps to save the practice.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    10

  • Cast Notes

    10

Original Production

Original Cast
Andy Adams James Young
Unspecified Character(s) Nora McCarthy
Unspecified Character(s) Nan McGuigan
Unspecified Character(s) Molly Holmes
Unspecified Character(s) Frank Crummey
Dr. John Eakins Joseph Quinn
Dr. Paul Lyons Jack Hudson
Unspecified Character(s) Jean Lundy
Unspecified Character(s) Lucie Young
Unspecified Character(s) Rose Smith
Production Team
Designer Jack Hudson
Lyrics by John Knipe
Music by James Young
Music Arranged by Derek Marsden
Production by James Young
Set Construction Jack Hudson
Vocals Sheelagh Ward
Music performed by Derek Marsden

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Source Of Information

All information for this entry has been taken from contemporary press reviews. As such, cast size should be taken as approximate, and production team details are not comprehensive.