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The Marriage Packet

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Arthur Power 

  • Setting

    The West of Ireland

  • Synopsis

    A rural melodrama in which a greedy father marries off his daughter to a man she doesn't love. When the unfortunate girl attempts to escape with her sweetheart, the couple are betrayed and tragedy ensues.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    7

  • Total

    13

Original Production

Original Cast  
Festus King Michael J. Dolan
Daisie Heany Frollie Mulhern
A Postman Joseph Linnane
Ganger Joyce P.J. Carolan
Mrs Joyce Christine Hayden
Simon Cavanagh Denis O'Dea
Tom Costello F J McCormick
Sarah Ward Maureen Delaney
Joe Mulligan Fred Johnson
Mrs Cready Ann Clery
Oona King Eileen Crowe
Mrs King May Craig
Kathleen Una O'Connor
Production Team  
Director Lennox Robinson
Assistant Director Arthur Shields

Unpublished Scripts

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.