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Sister Eucharia

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Austin Clarke
Setting

A Convent
Synopsis

A lyric play in three scenes about a devout nun who hears voices from purgatory.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

3
Female

8
Total

11

Original Production

Date of First Production

July 1939
Producer

Presented by Longford Productions
Original Venue

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Original Cast
Nuns	Cathleen Delany
Nuns	Simona Pakenham
Nuns	Vivien Dillon
Nuns	Nancy Beckh
Father Sheridan	Blake Gifford
First Speaker	Hamlyn Benson
Sister Eucharia	Jean Anderson
Lay Sister	Nora O'Mahony
Reverend Mother	Ann Penhallow
Nuns	Doris Finn
Second Speaker	Peter Copley

Production Team
Produced by	Noel Illiff
Manager	Lord Longford

Published Scripts

Title

Collected Plays by Austin Clarke
Year

1963
Published By

Dolmen Press
Address

Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Dardis Clarke
Address

21 Pleasants Street
Dublin 8
Republic of Ireland

Source Of Information

Collected Plays by Austin Clarke, 1963, Dublin, The Dolmen Press.

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