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A Matter of Practice

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Cyril Daly
Synopsis

A quiet country practise is thrown into turmoil when a young junior doctor arrives to join the practice. In this light comedy, the elderly doctor in charge of the practice gets himself entwined in a murder investigation and enlists the support of the easy-going young sergeant to keep him from being implicated.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Female

3
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

06 October 1964
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
Guard	Des Cave
Mrs. Gilmartin	Kathleen Barrington
Kathleen Touhy	Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Dr. Jack Lyons	Edward Golden
Jeremiah Gilmartin	Geoff Golden
Tommy Higgins	Micheál Ó Briain
Sergeant Paddy Muldoon	Pat Layde
Dr. Charlie Fitzpatrick	Vincent Dowling
Helen Kingston	Máire Ní Néill

Production Team
Settings by	Brian Collins
Produced by	Frank Dermody

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