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The Vineyard

Playwright

Lord Longford
Setting

Hannah's House at Zarephath in Phoenicia. A pavilion on Mount Carmel. The Desert. Ahab's palace.
Synopsis

The Old Testament story of Naboth's Vineyard, which Lord Longford aligns with the larger story of the Prophet Elijah's conflict with King Ahab and Queen Jezabel. Naboth is a farmer whose vineyard is covetted by King Ahab as a herb garden. He refuses to give it up, but the King's courtier, Aram, comes up with a way for Ahab to seize the land.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Date of First Production

16 March 1943
Production Notes
The names in "The Vineyard" are all given in the Hebrew form. In some translations Elijah is called Elias, Ahab, Achab and Obadiah, Abdias.
Producer

Presented by Longford Productions
Original Venue

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Original Cast
Obadiah	Christopher Casson
Ahab	T. St. John Barry
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Dermot Walsh
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Peter Leech
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Donal McGregor
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Denis Murray
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Pat O'Reilly (1)
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Pat Delahunty
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Gerald Griffiths
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Jack Mangan
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Una Gibbons
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Lally O'Callaghan
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Doreen Keogh
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Ursula Fogarty
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Victor Carr
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Noel Delaney
Abel	Daphne Carroll
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Daphne Carroll
Elijah	Ronald Ibbs
Hannah	Maureen Halligan
Jezabel	Doris Finn
Ethan	Cecil Brock
Aram	Michael Ripper
Zephon	John Biggerstaff
An Angel of the Lord	John Biggerstaff
Athaliah	Bonnie Fagan
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Pauline Clarke
Naboth	John Kelly (1)
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Jack Gallagher
Guards, Attendants, Israelites	Olivia Fogarty

Title

The Vineyard, being the story of Elijah, Ahab & Jezebel, a drama in three acts
Year

1943
Published By

Hodges, Figgis & Co.
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland
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