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North City Traffic Straight Ahead

OVERVIEW

Playwright

James Douglas
Synopsis

The story of Harry Hopkins who runs a small Dublin press agency and the events that bring him to recognise the dimensions of his wife's love and his retreat back to his defensive shell.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Female

1
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

September 1961
Original Venue

Gaiety Theatre

Original Cast
Wife	Anna Manahan
Donal	Tony Doyle
Harry Hopkins	Leonard Rossiter

Production Team
Director	Alan Simpson

Published Scripts

Title

North City Traffic Straight Ahead
Year

1968
Published By

Proscenium Press
Address

Newark, Delaware
USA

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

The information in this entry has been sourced from contemporary press cuttings.

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