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Dave

A Play in One Act, by Lady Gregory

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Lady Gregory 

  • Setting

    A room in Nicholas O'Cahan's house.

  • Synopsis

    A one-act play about a manservant called Dave with mystical dreams. The piece is written in Lady Gregory's own invented Anglo-Irish dialect of Kiltartan, named after the area in Galway that inspired it.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    5

Original Production

Original Cast  
Nicholas O'Cahan Michael J. Dolan
Kate O'Cahan Maureen Delaney
Dave John Stephenson (1)
Timothy Loughlin P.J. Carolan
Josephine Loughlin Kate Curling
Production Team  
Musical Director Dr. J.F. Larchet
Produced by Lennox Robinson
Assistant Producer Arthur Shields
Stage Manager Arthur Shields

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Copyright Expired

Source Of Information

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