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Waiting Night

OVERVIEW

Playwright

P.S. Loughlin
Synopsis

A murder takes place in an outhouse on the Murrays' farm. The officials set up shop in the kitchen of the farmhouse where the investigation is to be based. As each member of the Murray household comes under the spotlight we begin to see the cracks in their family life.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Female

3
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 February 1957
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
Rose Murray	Joan O'Hara
Sergeant Peter Clarke	T.P. McKenna
Mrs. Coyle	Angela Newman
Ned Walsh	Harry Brogan
Det. Inspector Moore	Edward Golden
John Murray	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Charlie Kerr	Pat Layde
Michael Murray	Vincent Dowling
Martha Murray	Eileen Crowe

Production Team
Settings by	Tomás Mac Anna
Produced by	Frank Dermody
Stage Manager	Sean Mooney(2)

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Source Of Information

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