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I Know Where I'm Going

OVERVIEW

Playwright

John McCann (1)
Synopsis

In McCann's farce, the lives of the various guests at a guesthouse in Rathmines are affected in a variety of ways by the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

7
Female

3
Total

10

Original Production

Date of First Production

26 January 1959
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Original Cast
George Kinsella	T.P. McKenna
Percival H, Mandeville	Philip O'Flynn
Mr. Murphy	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
James Milligan	Micheál Ó Briain
Det. Inspector McCarthy	Geoff Golden
Terence Kinlivin	Edward Golden
Mortimer Campion	Harry Brogan
Ann Milligan	Aideen O'Kelly
Bogey Macklin	Angela Newman
Tessie Milligan	Brid Lynch

Production Team
Settings by	Tomás Mac Anna
Produced by	Ria Mooney
Stage Manager	Sean Mooney(2)

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Source Of Information

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