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Mr. Yeats and the Death of Cuchulain

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Jim Fitzgerald
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

2
Female

3
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

20 September 1978
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage as a lunchtime presentation.

Original Cast
Performer	Kate Flynn
Old Man	Kevin McHugh
Cuchulain	Emmet Bergin
Performer	Lise-Ann McLaughlin
Performer	Billie Morton

Production Team
Director	Jim Fitzgerald
Designer	Maebh Browne
Lighting	Tony Wakefield
Sound	Nuala Golden
Music Composed by	David Carmody
Musician	Andrew Robinson
Musician	Fergus Johnston
Musician	Honor Carmody
Production Manager	Brian Collins
Stage Director	Ailish McBride
Stage Manager	John Kells
Props Master	Stephen Molloy

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

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

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