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Hatchet

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Heno Magee 

  • Setting

    Set in a working class area of Dublin.

  • Synopsis

    Brendan 'Hatchet' Bailey is a man caged by the animalism of his environment. Conditioned by his thug of a mother, the conditioning being re-enforced by the violence of his friends, Hatchet is a man whose heritage and whose environment condemn him to thuggery in place of thought. Despite the opportunities to escape that are offered, Hatchet is bound to be the victim of the violent cage in which he has been reared.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    13

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    16

Original Production

Original Cast  
Hatchet Bailey John Kavanagh (1)
Johnnyboy Mulally Donal Neligan
Bridie Bailey Terri Donnelly
Barman Danny Cummins
Angela Turner Maire O'Neill (2)
First Policeman Micheál Ó Briain
Barney Mulally Bryan Murray
Mrs. Bailey May Cluskey
Freddie Bob Carlile
Joey Arthur O'Sullivan (2)
Workman Michael Duffy
Ha Ha Eamon Kelly
Hairoil Joe Dowling
Second Policeman John Olohan
First Man Noel O'Donovan
Second Man Fergus O'Neill
Production Team  
Director Roland Jaquarello
Designer Brian Collins
Lighting Tony Wakefield
Sound Bríd Ní Shúilleabháin
Stage Director Bill Hay
Assistant Stage Director Fionnuala Kenny
Props Master Victoria Bryan
Wardrobe Lily Norton

Published Scripts

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Source Of Information

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