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Playwright

Tomás Mac Anna Críostóir Ó Floinn Eoghan Ó Tuairisc Gabriel Rosenstock
Synopsis

A reworking of the story of Cú Chulainn with a modern twist.
Play Type

Pantomime

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

9
Female

10
Total

19
Cast Notes

Is féidir dúbláil a dhéanamh agus tá rinceoirí sa slua freisin.

Original Production

Date of First Production

29 December 1978
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Léiríodh an dráma seo ar stáitse na Péacóige.

Original Cast
Cailín Rince	Catherine Byrne (1)
An Printíseach	Felicity Hayes-McCoy
An tÚdar Mór	Macdara Ó Fátharta
An Donn Cuailgne	Eddie Stapleton
Lollobrídín	Billie Morton
Maebh	Billie Morton
Cailín Rince	Lise-Ann McLaughlin
Stiúrthóir Scannán	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Mac Raiméis	Micheál Ó Briain
Fidelm na Sí	Máire Ní Ghráinne
Janey Mac	May Cluskey
Cú Chulainn	Michael Fitzgerald
An Morrigú	Peadar Lamb
An Moltóir	Sean Lawlor
Seáinín	Des Cave
Cailín Rince	Hilary Reynolds
An Cathaoirleach	Mick Lally
Eimhear	Bríd Ní Neachtain
An Rúnaí	Felicity Hayes-McCoy

Production Team
Director	Tomás Mac Anna
Film by	Jim Mulkerns
Set	Maebh Browne
Lighting	Leslie Scott
Sound	Jim Colgan
Dance Director	Joan O'Farrell
Music by	Peter O'Brien (2)
Assistant Director	John O'Mahony
Production Manager	Brian Collins
Stage Director	Finola Eustace
Assistant Stage Director	Sharon O'Doherty
Stage Manager	John Kells
Assistant Stage Manager	Peter Rose
Assistant Stage Manager	William Urrel
Wardrobe	Teresa Hughes
Wardrobe	Anne Cave
Wardrobe	Margaret Cross
Wardrobe	Lily Norton
Props	Stephen Molloy

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)
Address

Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 1 6030200
Email

info@nli.ie
Website

www.nli.ie

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

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