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Grogan and the Ferret

OVERVIEW

Playwright

George Shiels
Synopsis

A broad farce about Grogan's attempt to get his old age pension three years early.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Female

3
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

13 November 1933
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Original Cast
Blakes	Michael J. Dolan
Rose	May Craig
Miss Hatty	Eileen Crowe
Felix Grogan	F J McCormick
Fred Byrne	Denis O'Dea
Paddy Grogan	Barry Fitzgerald
Mr. Dobbin	Arthur Shields
John Byrne	P.J. Carolan
Mrs Byrne	Maureen Delany

Production Team
Produced by	Arthur Shields

Published Scripts

Title

Grogan and the Ferret: a comedy in three acts by George Shiels
Year

1947
Published By

Golden Eagle
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland

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 from press cuttings.

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