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Black Fast

A Poetic Farce

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Austin Clarke
Setting

The judgment hall of Connal More, King of Ulster
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

11
Female

2
Total

13

Original Production

Date of First Production

28 December 1941
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Blanaid Fairnape	Ria Mooney
Munster Monk	Francis Foley
Ulster Monk	Michael Clarke (1)
Ulster Monk	Luke McLoughlin
Lord Bishop Cummian	Austin Meldon
Girl Servant	Máirín Ní Shúilleabháin
Manservant	Harry Webster
Cogitosus	Liam Redmond
Ulster Monk	Fred Johnson
Connal More of Ulster	Michael J. Dolan
Munster Monk	Terry Wilson

Production Team
Director	Liam Redmond
Set Designer	Michael Clarke (1)
Costume Designer	Michael Clarke (1)
Produced by	Liam Redmond

Published Scripts

Title

Selected Plays of Austin Clarke (Mary Shine Thompson, ed)
Year

2003
Published By

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

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

+ 44 1753 886000
Email

sales@colinsmythe.co.uk
Website

www.colinsmythe.co.uk
ISBN

978-0861402090
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Title

Black Fast: A Poetic Farce in One Act
Year

1941
Published By

Orwell Press
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland
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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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