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The Hunt for Red Willie

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Ken Bourke
Synopsis

On a remote stretch of bog in County Donegal in 1829, a local landlord meets his end while in pursuit of the notorious Red Willie. Foul play is suspected and the hunt is on. A farcical romp that casts a warm side-long glance at some of the classic plays of Irish theatre.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

8
Female

4
Total

12
Cast Notes

Doubling of cast is intentional.

Original Production

Date of First Production

29 November 2000
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Fardy McHugh	Sean Rocks
Bessy McMullen	Tina Kellegher
Sally	Dawn Bradfield
Sergeant Tanner	David Pearse
Buck Jones	Clive Geraghty

Production Team
Director	Mark Lambert
Designer	Donatella Barbieri
Designer	Jamie Vartan
Lighting Designer	Tina MacHugh
Costumes	Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound	Dave Nolan
Music Composed by	David Downes
Musician	Ronan O'Reilly
Musician	Feargal Murray
Musician	John O'Brien (2)
Masks	Gabby Dowling
Stage Director	Angie White
Acting ASM	Sean Bruno
Assistant Stage Manager	Maree Kearns
Set Construction	Abbey Theatre Workshop
Dresser	Annie Cartwright
Dresser	Niamh McAdam
Voice Coach	Andrea Ainsworth

Published Scripts

Title

Down the Line / The Hunt for Red Willie
Year

2000
Published By

Methuen
Address

Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EJ
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7798 1600
Website

www.methuen.co.uk
ISBN

041376110

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Ken Bourke
Phone

+ 353 (0)56 775 6687
Email

ken.bourke@oceanfree.net

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Ken Bourke
Phone

+ 353 (0)56 775 6687
Email

ken.bourke@oceanfree.net

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.

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