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Potatoes

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Tony Cafferky
Setting

A potato field.
Synopsis

Potatoes examines the relationships between a group of psychiatric patients who are sent out of their hospital, against their will, to pick potatoes for a local market gardener.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

June 1980
Producer

Produced by Focus Theatre
Original Venue

Focus Theatre

Original Cast
Performer	Garrett Keogh
Performer	Patrick David Nolan
Performer	Ronan Wilmot
Performer	Liam Halligan
Performer	Robert Byrne

Production Team
Director	Seamus Lynch
Set Designer	Seamus Lynch
Lighting Designer	John McNulty

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Tony Cafferky
Address

Eslin, Leitrim Lower
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Tony Cafferky
Address

Eslin, Leitrim Lower
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
Republic of Ireland

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from Theatre Ireland magazine, issue 15.

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