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The Red-Haired Man

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Geraldine Kalka Cash
Synopsis

A poetic study of Gaelic Munster in the 18th century.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

8
Female

3
Total

11

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 September 1958
Producer

Produced by Lantern Theatre Club
Venue Notes

Performed at the Lantern Theatre Club at 127 Lr. Baggot Street, Dublin.

Original Cast
Father O'Flanagan	Harry Byers
Messenger of the Willow	Dominic McSweeney
Siobhan	Jo McGrath
Bystander	John McGloughlin
Leila Bowen	Máirín Kilmurray
Honora Bowen	Pat(ricia) Kelly
Eoghan Rua Ó Suilleabháin	Colm Keegan (1)
Piaras MacGearailt	Patrick Funge
Bystander	Arthur Fineman
Footman	Barrie Daish
Donnchadh Ruadh MacConmara	Paddy O'Broin

Production Team
Designer	Liam Miller
Lighting	Patrick Funge
Produced by	Patrick Funge
Stage Manager	Barrie Daish
Stage Manager	John McGloughlin
PR	Harry Byers
Business Manager	Gerrard P. Cahill

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Records of the Lantern Theatre
Address

National Library of Ireland, Manuscripts Department
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Phone

353 1 603 02 00
Email

info@nli.ie
Website

www.nli.ie

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from third party research material.

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