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Defence in Depth

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Patrick Riddell
Setting

London, Counsel's Chambers, near the Law Courts.
Synopsis

Alcoholic John Megarrel faces trial for occasioning grievous bodily harm to his wife while insane through alcohol.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

2
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

27 May 1968
Producer

Produced by Gemini Productions
Original Venue

Grove Theatre

Original Cast
Janet Ashton	Blanaid Irvine
Jonathan Fordham	John Franklyn
Edward Ashton	Desmond Perry
John Megarrel	Maurice Good
Charles Benton	Llewellyn Rees
Helen Boutwood	Madeleine Newbury
Henri Falman	Andre Van Gyseghem

Production Team
Director	Chloe Gibson
Set Designer	Lona Moran
Stage Director	Mai McFall
Stage Management	Liam O'Sullivan
Set Construction	Scenesplay
Company Artistic Director	Phyllis Ryan

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Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.