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Mountain Post

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

Playwright

George Shiels
Setting

The house of Enoch Brown in the present day.
Synopsis

Captain Hoggett, through his agent, schemes to increase his land holdings by attempting to dispossess a long-standing tenant.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

8
Female

3
Total

11

Original Production

Date of First Production

21 December 1948
Producer

Produced by Ulster Group Theatre
Original Venue

Group Theatre

Original Cast
Jean Brown	Margaret D'Arcy
Robert Magellan	Robert Dempster
Albert Magellan	James Young
Ivor	Joseph Tomelty
Mr. Jordan	John F. Tyrone
Grace Brown	Elizabeth Begley
Enoch Brown	R.H. MacCandless
Joseph Parrit	Harold Goldblatt
Maton	Patrick Magee
Thomas Brown	Maurice O'Callaghan
Fanny	Elizabeth McKeown

Production Team
General Manager	Joseph Tomelty
Production by	R.H. MacCandless
Chief Electrician	Dan O'Connell (1)
Records and Reproduction	W. Erskine Mayne

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of Northern Ireland
Address

The Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North
Belfast BT1 5GB
Northern Ireland

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+44 (0) 1753 886000
Email

cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme, press cuttings, and the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.