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The Freedom of the City

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brian Friel 

  • Setting

    The play is set in Derry on 10th February 1970.

  • Synopsis

    Set in Derry in 1970, in the aftermath of a Civil Rights meeting, the play conjures the events of Bloody Sunday two years later. Three unarmed marchers find themselves in the mayor's parlour in the Guildhall. Reports and rumours exaggerate their 'occupation' and they are shot by British soldiers as they leave. The play documents the victims' final hours and a subsequent tribunal of the inquiry into their deaths.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    16

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    17

Original Production

Original Cast  
Judge John Kavanagh (1)
Soldier Dermot Crowley
Professor Cuppley Derek Young
Priest Ronnie Walsh
Army Press Officer Emmet Bergin
Ballad Singer Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Michael Raymond Hardie
A Police Constable Geoff Golden
Dr. Winbourne, Forensics Edward Golden
Brigadier Johnson-Hansbury Clive Geraghty
Lily Angela Newman
RTE Commentator Bob Carlile
Soldier Colm Meaney
Skinner Eamon Morrissey
Soldier Niall O'Brien(1)
Dr. Dodds, Sociologist Pat Laffan
Melodeon Player Dinny O'Brien
Production Team  
Director Tomás Mac Anna
Designer Alan Barlow
Lighting Leslie Scott
Sound Nuala Golden
Assistant Designer Gerard Crosson
Production Manager Seán Hurst
Stage Director Bill Hay
Props Assistant Consolata Boyle

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Agency

  • Address

    24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
    London W11 4LZ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7727 1346

  • Email

    info@theagency.co.uk

  • Website

    www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

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