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Mary's Men

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Seamus Finnegan
Setting

A Legion of Mary hostel on the Falls Road, Belfast
Synopsis

Down-at-heel characters discuss Northern Ireland and its Troubles.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

7
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

1984
Original Venue

RADA Studios
Venue Notes

RADA Studios occupies the old Drill Hall Theatre in Bloomsbury. The venue was known as the Drill Hall when Mary's Men was performed.

Original Cast
Hunchback Harry	Toby Byrne
Banker Joe	Michael McKnight
Hoops Maguire	Walter McMonagle
Priest	James McAuley
Cod Alex	Carl Forgione
Seconds	Tim Stern
Angel Face	Mike Dowling

Production Team
Director	Julia Pascal

Published Scripts

Title

Four Plays
Year

2000
Published By

Marion Boyars
Address

26 Parke Road
London SW13 9NG
England
Email

catheryn@marionboyars.com
Website

http://www.marionboyars.co.uk
ISBN

978-0714528700
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Micheline Steinberg Associates
Address

Studio 315 ScreenWorks, 22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2ER
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 3214 8292
Email

info@steinplays.com
Website

http://www.steinplays.com/

Source Of Information

Information here comes from published script.

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