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Black Man's Country

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Desmond Forristal
Setting

Set in the priests' house in Uzala, Nigeria, during the years 1967 to 1970.
Synopsis

For 50 years the Irish missionaries had treated Biafra almost exclusively as their own. When the Biafran Civil War broke out they found themselves rejected by the Nigerian government and their time there was at an end.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Female

2
Total

8

Original Production

Date of First Production

30 April 1974
Producer

Produced by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions
Original Venue

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Original Cast
The Most Reverend Maurice Fitzmaurice	Christopher Casson
Father Anthony O'Brien	Patrick Bedford
Father Joseph Mitchell	Edward Byrne
Cyprian Akuta	Kwesi Kay
Father Zachary Azuka	Olu Jacobs
Sister Eileen	Deirdre Maher
Gregory Olume	Fred Brobby
Mother Gertrude	Nora O'Mahony

Production Team
Director	Hilton Edwards
Set Designer	Robert Heade
Lighting	Hilton Edwards
Costumes	Eileen Long
General Manager	Brian Tobin
Stage Director	Yvette Hally
Stage Manager	Britta Smith
Sound Technician	Valerie Tobin
Stage Carpenter	Fred West
Stage Carpenter	Kevin Hudson
Chief Electrician	Arthur Jones
Chief Electrician	Albert Cassells
PR	Patricia Turner
Production secretary	Mary Cannon

Published Scripts

Title

Black Man's Country
Year

1975
Published By

Proscenium Press
Address

Newark, Delaware
USA
ISBN

0912262397

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Ciaran Forristal
Address

Republic of Ireland
Email

forrigold@btinternet.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Ciaran Forristal
Address

Republic of Ireland
Email

forrigold@btinternet.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.

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