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The Cursing Fields

A play in five acts by Andrew Ganly

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Andrew Ganly 

  • Setting

    The Beauforts' small drawing-room and the Herlihys' kitchen - Summer 1879, Spring 1880, Autumn 1880, Summer 1881, Winter 1881.

  • Synopsis

    Evictions and reprisals ensue as the landlord and tenant classes battle through the period of Land League agitation.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    9

  • Female

    9

  • Total

    18

Original Production

Original Cast  
Miss Ruth Beaufort Phyllis Ryan
Miss Irene Beaufort Joan Plunkett
Michael Flynn Austin Meldon
Johnny Finucan Denis O'Dea
Mr Richard Dudley F J McCormick
Sir George Oliver Harry Webster
Bart Harry Webster
The Nurse Maureen Delaney
Mr Henry Beaufort Liam Redmond
The Maid Maureen O'Sullivan
Mrs Maureen Barry Josephine Fitzgerald
Mr James Harnett Fred Johnson
Mag Sheridan Bríd Ní Loinsigh (1)
Mrs Madeleine Beaufort Eileen Crowe
Kate Herlihy May Craig
Mr Tom Barry Brian O'Higgins
Old John Herlihy Michael J. Dolan
Nanny Finucan Ria Mooney
Peter Herlihy William O'Gorman
Production Team  
Set Designer Michael Clarke (2)
Produced by Frank Dermody
Stage Manager Udolphus Wright

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.