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The Plot Succeeds

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Austin Clarke
Synopsis

Mongan Mor of Ulster and Manus, his adviser, try to win back their wives from the uxorious Branduv of Leinster, who won them in a game of chess. The men enlist the help of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir to confound Branduv.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

15
Female

7
Total

22

Original Production

Date of First Production

February 1950
Production Notes
Produced by the Lyric Theatre Company.
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Mongan Mór of Ulster	Cyril Cusack
Soldier	Gerard Mangan
Soldier	Michael Rayneau
Woman of the Household	Mairead Connaughton
Woman of the Household	Doreen Fitzpatrick
Woman of the Household	Joan McAuliffe
Captain	Dermot MacDermott
Gráinne	Patricia Plunkett
Abbot Cormac	Robert Hennessy (2)
Manus	Alex Andrews
Soldier	Matt Horgan
Soldier	Brendan Dillon
Manannaun MacLir	Maurice Selwyn
Branduv of Leinster	Brian O'Higgins
Dulaca	Eithne Dunne
Woman of the Household	Joan Stynes
Soldier	Michael McCabe(2)
Fergus	Pat Nolan(2)
Blathnaid	Ita Little
Soldier	Austin Byrne
Brother Malachi	W. O'Gorman
Dancer	Maurice Selwyn
Speaker	Patrick Cowman

Production Team
Costume Designer	Victor Brown
Produced by	Austin Clarke
Produced by	W. O'Gorman

Published Scripts

Title

Austin Clarke : Collected Plays
Year

1963
Published By

Dolmen Press
Address

Republic of Ireland

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