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The Spanish Play

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Seamus Finnegan
Setting

Civil War Spain
Synopsis

Two working-class Irishmen, a Catholic and a Protestant, join the international brigades to fight on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

5
Female

3
Total

8
Cast Notes

Minor parts played by the cast and members of the London Contemporary School of Dance

Original Production

Date of First Production

January 1986
Original Venue

The Place

Original Cast
Jimmy Robinson	Toby Byrne
Tommy Reid	Michael McKnight
Father O'Neill	Jim Millea
Billy Robinson	Mike Dowling
Felicity Smythe	Sarah Martin
Sammy Cohen	Steve Simmonds
Catalonian Peasant	Mercedes Dalmases
Maria	Norma Cohen

Production Team
Director	Julia Pascal

Published Scripts

Title

The Cemetery of Europe
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

978-0714528953
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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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