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Men on the Wall

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Michael J. Murphy (2) 

  • Synopsis

    A play set in South Armagh and focusing on the Border, which lies close to the home of Thomas Dowdall and his family. To some Dowdall family members, the Border is simply a profitable income source through smuggling. Others view it as a betrayal of the old ideals fought for decades before. Then, a resurgence of IRA activity sets the two at loggerheads with each other.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    9

Original Production

Original Cast  
Phill Dowdall Maurice O'Callaghan
Mick Feeney Jack O'Malley
Marget Dowdall Lucie Young
Minnie Dowdall Jean Lundy
Tomas Dowdall R.G. McCreave
May Dowdall May Diver
Breege Dowdall Diana Payan
Charlie Carr George O'Prey
Production Team  
Produced by R.H. MacCandless

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Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.