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The White, The Gold And The Gangrene

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Terry Eagleton
Synopsis

James Connolly, poisoned by gangrene, awaits his execution in the company of two wise-cracking warders, a Northerner and a Dubliner.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

March 1993
Producer

Produced by DubbelJoint Theatre Company
Original Venue

Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

Original Cast
McDaid	Dan Gordon
Connolly	Tim Loane
Mather	Anthony Brophy

Production Team
Director	Pam Brighton
Lighting	Sean Pagel
Sound	Sean Pagel
Musical Director	Neil Martin

Published Scripts

Title

Saint Oscar and other plays
Year

1997
Published By

Blackwell Publishing
Address

108 Cowley Road
Oxford
England
Phone

+ 44 (0) 1865 791100
Website

www.blackwellpublishing.com
ISBN

0631204539
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

The Lisa Richards Agency
Address

108 Upper Leeson Street
Dublin 4
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 637 5000
Email

info@lisarichards.ie
Website

www.lisarichards.ie

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the published text.

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