Plays

Printer Friendly

The Less We Are Together

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    John O'Donovan (1) 

  • Setting

    Set in the Office of the Taoiseach.

  • Synopsis

    In this blend of farce, melodrama and satire the newly elected Taoiseach has offered the people a new answer to the question of Northern Ireland and partition - Rejoin the United Kingdom.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    11

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    17

Original Production

Original Cast  
Interpreter Joan O'Hara
Ponsonby Foxglove Vincent Dowling
Maire De Brún Brid Lynch
Robert John McGrowl Pat Layde
Angela Titmarsh Marie Kean
Sir Andrew McCoosker Philip O'Flynn
Paul Chookam Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Dr. Tom Carton Micheál Ó Briain
Russian Visitor Geoff Golden
Felix Battersby Edward Golden
British Ambassador Bill Foley
Sir Jonas Wales Harry Brogan
Television Announcer Aideen O'Kelly
Miranda Watt Angela Newman
Russian Visitor Derry Power
Garda Sergeant Peadar Lamb
Percy Mooney T.P. McKenna
Secretary Eithne Lydon
Production Team  
Settings by Tomás Mac Anna
Produced by Frank Dermody
Stage Manager Sean Mooney(2)

Rights Information

  • No Information Available. ITI's researchers have examined this play entry with care and no further information has yet been found. If you have further details on this entry please contact us.

Source Of Information

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