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Soldiers

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Seamus Finnegan
Setting

Belfast, 1970s
Synopsis

An episodic play charting the experience of several characters - including a journalist, British soldiers, IRA volunteers - in the years following Bloody Sunday.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

9
Female

2
Total

11
Cast Notes

Doubling/trebling of roles

Original Production

Date of First Production

1981
Original Venue

Old Red Lion Theatre

Original Cast
Ciaran	Sam Dale
Robert	Derek Thompson
Billy	Philip Fox
Kevin	Philip Fox
David	Philip Fox
Man	Philip Fox
Unborn child	Christina Schofield
Marilyn	Christina Schofield
Bucksey	Sam Dale
Terry	Sam Dale
Yap	Derek Thompson

Production Team
Director	Julia Pascal

Published Scripts

Title

Four Plays
Year

2000
Published By

Marion Boyars
Address

26 Parke Road
London SW13 9NG
England
Email

catheryn@marionboyars.com
Website

http://www.marionboyars.co.uk
ISBN

978-0714528700
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Micheline Steinberg Associates
Address

Studio 315 ScreenWorks, 22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2ER
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 3214 8292
Email

info@steinplays.com
Website

http://www.steinplays.com/

Source Of Information

Information here comes from published script.

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