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Mícheál

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Adapted / Translated From

Leo Tolstoy
Author Notes
Aistriúchán nua ar an athchóiriú Béarla (Miles Malleson,1928) ar an ghearrscéal Rúiseach 'What Men Live By' (1885)
Setting

Bothán tuaithe sa Rúis, lár na naoiú aoise déag
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

4
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

03 April 1933
Producer

Produced by An Comhar Drámaíochta
Original Venue

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Original Cast
Mícheál	Cyril Cusack
Matyrona	Máire Ní Shíothcháin
An Duine Uasal	Donnchadh Ó Céileachair
Simon	Séamus Ó hEaluithe
Petrushka	Seán Ó Ceallaigh
Fedka	Donnchadh Ó Muireadhaigh
An Bhean	Caitlín Ní Bhric
Cailín Óg	Íte De León
Cailín Óg	Máirín De Léon

Production Team
Director	Micheál Mac Liammóir
Set Designer	Micheál Mac Liammóir
Stage Manager	Seán Ó Brádaigh
Stage Manager	Cathal Ó Ceallaigh

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Éamonn Ó Ciosáin
Address

8, Arda Weston/Weston Heights
Leamhcán
Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 (0) 860798268
Email

eociosain@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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