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Judgement on James O'Neill

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Francis MacManus
Setting

Set in an old Graveyard in Killnamarv.
Synopsis

Domineering farmer James O'Neill, a tyrant in the family home refuses to allow his daughter to marry the man she loves and he follows her to a clandestine meeting with her lover in a graveyard with disastrous results.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

12
Female

6
Total

18

Original Production

Date of First Production

20 February 1956
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Original Cast
Black Figure	Joan O'Hara
Neighbour	Vincent Dowling
Maureen	Doreen Madden
Mrs. O'Neill	Brid Lynch
Fr. Malone	Pat Layde
Tomás Costello	Philip O'Flynn
Neighbour	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Gold Figure	Micheál Ó Briain
James O'Neill	Edward Golden
Neighbour	Bill Foley
Violet Figure	Harry Brogan
Red Figure	Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Blue Figure	Angela Newman
Trumpetman	Ray McAnally
Neighbour	Derry Power
Neighbour	Peadar Lamb
Neighbour	T.P. McKenna
White Figure	Eithne Lydon

Production Team
Settings by	Michael O'Herlihy
Produced by	Ria Mooney
Stage Manager	Sean Mooney(2)

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