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Colours - Jane Barry Esq.

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Jean Binnie 

  • Setting

    The play spans 1806 - 1865 and scenes are set in several countries across the world.

  • Synopsis

    Colours - Jane Barry Esq. is based on the true story of a woman who lived her life as a man. Jane Barry took the name of her father, the Irish artist James Barry. She qualified as a doctor in 1812, went into the British Army and travelled the world, fighting in a duel, having affairs and on one occasion finding herself pregnant.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    35

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    41

  • Cast Notes

    Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

Original Cast  
Cleote Robert Bowman
Officer in Jamaica Vincent O'Neill
Mr. Dynesson Vincent O'Neill
Officer on Ship Vincent O'Neill
Miranda Vincent O'Neill
Officer 1 Vincent O'Neill
Jane Barry Veronica Quilligan
James Barry Kevin Flood
Major Sillery Kevin McHugh
Student 2 Nicholas Grennell
Officer in Ballroom Nicholas Grennell
Student 1 Robert Bowman
Joseph Trevor Laird
Commissioner Thomas Christopher Fitz-Simon
Dr. Weston Christopher Fitz-Simon
Dr. Hope Christopher Fitz-Simon
Minnik Brian McGrath
Surgeon Brian McGrath
Renshaw Nicholas Grennell
Leisching Kevin McHugh
Dr. Munroe Kevin McHugh
Marie Anne Muireann Kelly
Frau Minnik Nuala Hayes
Isobel Nuala Hayes
Commissioner Bigge Pat Laffan
Lord David Erskine Pat Laffan
Dr. O'Connor Enda Oates
Officer in Ballroom (with stutter) Enda Oates
Officer 3 Enda Oates
Medical Student Enda Oates
Tart Nuala Hayes
John Jobson Joe Savino
Sir James McGrigor Peadar Lamb
Dr. Spey Peadar Lamb
Dr. Thompson Peadar Lamb
Charles Bosco Hogan
Sir Richard Plasket Des Cave
Officer 2 Des Cave
Arthur Wellsley, Duke of Wellington Des Cave
Renton Joe Savino
Caroline Anne Keatings
Production Team  
Director Jude Kelly
Set Designer Robert Jones (1)
Lighting Designer Tony Wakefield
Costume Designer Bronwen Casson
Sound Nuala Golden
Assistant Set Designer Anne Curry
Design Assistant Colman Corish
Assistant Costume Designer Anne Cave
Production Manager John Costigan
Stage Director Ann Myler
Stage Manager John Andrews
Assistant Stage Manager Mairead McGrath
Assistant Stage Manager Fergus Linehan (2)
Props Master Stephen Molloy
Set Construction John Kavanagh (3)
Set Construction Chameleon Productions
Set Construction Mark Darley
Set Construction Peter Rose
Scenic Artist Angie Benner
Wardrobe Supervisor Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant Vicky Miller
Wardrobe Assistant Carol Smith
Wardrobe Assistant Bernie Friel
Prop Maker Marie-Clare Boothman
Production Photography Fergus Bourke

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.