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The Invincibles

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Hugh Hunt  Frank O'Connor 

  • Setting

    Dublin, 1882

  • Synopsis

    Based on the events surrounding the assassinations of the Chief Secretary Lord Cavendish and the Permanent Under Secretary Mr. Thomas Burke in Phoenix Park in 1882 by two members of the extremist organisation the Irish National Invincibles. Tim Kelly and Joe Brady had chosen Burke as he was perceived a traitor to Ireland, a Castle Catholic. Cavendish was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time. The leader of the Invincibles James Carey testified against his men and they were both hanged.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    8

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    10

Original Production

Original Cast  
Timothy Kelly Cyril Cusack
P.J. Tynan Frank Carney
Mrs. Brady Christine Hayden
Ned McCaffrey Laurence Elyan
Joe Brady W. O'Gorman
Maggie Fitzsimons Sheila Ward
James Carey Fred Johnson
Daniel Curley Eric Gorman
Inspector Mallon Cecil Barror
Mr. O'Leary W. Redmond
Production Team  
Produced by Hugh Hunt

Published Scripts

  • Title

    The invincibles : a play in seven scenes / by Frank O'Connor

  • Year

    1980

  • Published By

    Proscenium Press

  • Address

    Newark, Delaware
    USA

  • ISBN

    0912262672

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Peters Fraser Dunlop (PFD)

  • Address

    55 New Oxford Street
    London WC1A 1BS
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0)20 7344 1000

  • Email

    info@pfd.co.uk

  • Website

    www.pfd.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play text and from press cuttings of the time.