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Daughters

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy 

  • Synopsis

    After years of bitter silence, two sisters meet at the funeral of their tyrannical adoptive mother, who was also their aunt. The intrusion of a prying neighbour reveals that the aunt has left the sisters a legacy of debt. This exposure of their aunt's deception released the sisters from their own deceptions and effects a reconciliation between them.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Female

    3

Original Production

Original Cast  
Maggie Hone Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy
Stella O'Kane Joan Bergin
Bridget O'Kane Patricia Noone
Production Team  
Director Deirdre O'Connell
Set Designer Declan Burke-Kennedy
Lighting Designer Declan Burke-Kennedy

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy

  • Address

    Carrigahorig
    Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary
    Republic of Ireland

  • Email

    maryelizbk@gmail.com

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy

  • Address

    Carrigahorig
    Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary
    Republic of Ireland

  • Email

    maryelizbk@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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