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Scéal Scéalaí Eile

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Eamon Kelly Tomás Mac Anna
Synopsis

Based on old Irish stories.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

5
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

1973
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Ar stáitse na Péacóige a léiríodh an dráma seo.

Original Cast
Ball den Slua	Deirdre Donnelly
Ball den Slua	Ruth Hegarty
Ball den Slua	Joan O'Hara
Ball den Slua	Peadar Lamb
Ball den Slua	Eamon Kelly
Ball den Slua	Veronica Duffy
Ball den Slua	Máire Ní Ghráinne
Ball den Slua	Bryan Murray
Ball den Slua	Micheál Ó Briain

Production Team
Director	Tomás Mac Anna
Set	Brian Collins
Lighting	Tony Wakefield
Lighting	Mick Doyle (2)
Costumes	Bernadette Ní Mhaidín
Costumes	Lil Ní Neachtain
Costumes	Áine Nic Cába
Sound	Séamus Mac Colgain
Dance Advisor	Nora McCann
Musical Director	Fr. Pat Ahern
Assistant Director	Eamon Kelly
Stage Director	Finola Eustace
Stage Manager	Tomás Mac Ruairí
Slide Operation	Máire de Paor
Props	Micheál Ó Maolcatha

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Tomás MacAnna
Address

C/O The Abbey Theatre
26 Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 887 2200
Website

www.abbeytheatre.ie

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú.

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