OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Lord Longford
Setting
Hannah's House at Zarephath in Phoenicia.
A pavilion on Mount Carmel.
The Desert.
Ahab's palace.
Synopsis
The Old Testament story of Naboth's Vineyard, which Lord Longford aligns with the larger story of the Prophet Elijah's conflict with King Ahab and Queen Jezabel. Naboth is a farmer whose vineyard is covetted by King Ahab as a herb garden. He refuses to give it up, but the King's courtier, Aram, comes up with a way for Ahab to seize the land.
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
21
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Cast Size Female
9
Cast Notes
Four of the male roles are doubled up.
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
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Date of First Production
16 March 1943
Production Notes
The names in "The Vineyard" are all given in the Hebrew form. In some translations Elijah is called Elias, Ahab, Achab and Obadiah, Abdias.
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Producer
Presented by Longford Productions
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Original Venue
Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
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Original Cast
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Obadiah
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Christopher Casson
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Abel
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Daphne Carroll
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Daphne Carroll
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Elijah
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Ronald Ibbs
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Hannah
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Maureen Halligan
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Jezabel
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Doris Finn
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Ethan
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Cecil Brock
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Aram
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Michael Ripper
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Zephon
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John Biggerstaff
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An Angel of the Lord
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John Biggerstaff
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Athaliah
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Bonnie Fagan
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Pauline Clarke
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Naboth
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John Kelly (1)
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Jack Gallagher
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Noel Delaney
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Victor Carr
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Ahab
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T. St. John Barry
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Dermot Walsh
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Peter Leech
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Donal McGregor
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Denis Murray
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Pat O'Reilly (1)
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Pat Delahunty
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Gerald Griffiths
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Jack Mangan
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Una Gibbons
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Lally O'Callaghan
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Doreen Keogh
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Ursula Fogarty
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Guards, Attendants, Israelites
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Olivia Fogarty
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PUBLISHED SCRIPTS
Title
The Vineyard, being the story of Elijah, Ahab & Jezebel, a drama in three acts
Year
1943
Published By
Hodges, Figgis & Co.
Address
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
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