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Ill Met By Moonlight

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Micheál Mac Liammóir
Setting

Set in Bruenagally House in Connemara.
Synopsis

The Eighteenth Century house owned by Professor Prosper is built on a fairy ring. When the Professor attempts to debunk fairy legends on Midsummer's Eve, strange occurrences ensue.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

4
Total

8

Original Production

Date of First Production

08 April 1946
Producer

Produced by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions
Original Venue

Gaiety Theatre

Original Cast
Professor Sebastian Prosper	Hilton Edwards
Lee	Micheál Mac Liammóir
Catherine Mallaroe	Eithne Dunne
Bairbre	Sally Travers
Robert Mallaroe	Liam Gaffney
Susan	Maureen Cusack
Hamilton	Ginette Waddell
Charles Lushington-Carew	Thomas Ross

Production Team
Director	Hilton Edwards
Original Design	Molly McEwen
Settings by	Robert Heade
Lighting	Hilton Edwards
Music Recorded by	Peter Hunt
Stage Manager	Alan Simpson
Wardrobe Mistress	Dodie Higgins

Published Scripts

Title

Selected Plays of Micheal MacLiammoir
Year

1996
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

0861401557
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Michael Travers
Address

Liosdana
Inch, Annascaul
Tralee, Co Kerry
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 (0)66 915 8223 | +353 (0)87 947 5256

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script and press cuttings.

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