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The Invasion of Carrickroe

An entirely new farcical comedy.

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Harry O'Donovan
Setting

The entire action of the Comedy takes place in the residents' lounge of the Lough Inn, Carrickroe.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

7
Female

4
Total

11

Original Production

Date of First Production

08 June 1942
Producer

Presented by Gaiety Theatre Ltd
Original Venue

Gaiety Theatre

Original Cast
John Hewson	Cecil Barror
Billy Mair	Dennis Barry
Peter Breen	T. St. John Barry
Rev. Richard Walker	J. Winter
Father McCawley	Robert Hennessy (1)
Mrs. Hand	Geraldine Fitzgerald (1)
Molly	Cathleen Fawsitt
Michael Breen	W. O'Gorman
Betsy Tindle	May Devitt
Mike	Seamus Healy
Sheila Hand	Kitty Thuillier

Production Team
Musical Director	Ernest Broadhurst

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and press cuttings of the time.

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