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Bedmates

A Comedy in One Act

OVERVIEW

Playwright

George Shiels
Synopsis

A battle of wits between a London trickster and an Irish simpleton, both determined to procure the last remaining bed in Molly Swan's lodging house.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

3
Female

1
Total

4

Original Production

Date of First Production

06 January 1921
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Bertie Smith	Michael J. Dolan
Pius Kelly	Barry Fitzgerald
Andrew Riddle	Tony Quinn (1)
Molly Swan	Maureen Delany

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)
Address

Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 1 6030200
Email

info@nli.ie
Website

www.nli.ie

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+44 (0) 1753 886000
Email

cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time

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