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Playwright

Eamon Kelly Tomás Mac Anna
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

4
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

08 January 1974
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Léirithe sa Phéacóg.

Original Cast
Ball den Fhoireann	Peadar Lamb
Ball den Fhoireann	Eamon Kelly
Ball den Fhoireann	Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Ball den Fhoireann	Bryan Murray
Ball den Fhoireann	Deirdre Lawless
Ball den Fhoireann	Áine Ní Mhuirí
Ball den Fhoireann	Terri Donnelly
Ball den Fhoireann	Macdara Ó Fátharta
Ball den Fhoireann	Máirtín Ó Briain

Production Team
Director	Eamonn Ó Ceallacháin
Set Designer	Consolata Boyle
Choreographer	Fr. Pat Ahern
Musical Director	Fr. Pat Ahern
Musician	Micheál Ó Briain
Musician	Pádraigín Ní Bhrusail
Musician	Micheal Mac Aogáin
Musician	Máire Ní Dhaida
Singer	Máire Ní Dhaida
Stage Director	Michael Colgan (1)
Dancer	Donnacha Ó Muineacháin
Props	Jennifer Lane
Props	Evanna Ní Bhaoill
Props	Maebh Browne

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Tomás MacAnna
Address

C/O The Abbey Theatre
26 Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 887 2200
Website

www.abbeytheatre.ie

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Tomás MacAnna
Address

C/O The Abbey Theatre
26 Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 887 2200
Website

www.abbeytheatre.ie

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