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Home is the Hero

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Walter Macken 

  • Setting

    Set in a backstreet in Galway.

  • Synopsis

    After being away in jail for drunken manslaughter, Paddo returns home to his family, a seemingly reformed character. But when he slips back into his old ways he meets resentful opposition from his family.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    10

Original Production

Original Cast  
Lily Green Joan O'Hara
Josie Ita O' Mahony
Paddo Brian O'Higgins
Mrs. Green Brid Lynch
Bid Marie Kean
Willie Micheál Ó hAonghusa
Trapper Flynn Edward Golden
Manchester Bill Foley
Dovetail Harry Brogan
Daylia Eileen Crowe
Production Team  
Settings by Vere Dudgeon
Produced by Ria Mooney

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Home is the Hero: A Play

  • Year

    1953

  • Published By

    Macmillan and Co.

  • Address

    London
    England

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Ultan Macken

  • Phone

    +353 (0)91 765832

  • Email

    ultanmacken@vodafone.ie

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from published material.