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The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

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Phantoms

A comedy or tragedy in one act

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Rutherford Mayne 

  • Synopsis

    It is the bronze age, and old Hag U and his wife Gnu are the weapons makers and dealers of their violent society. Glorying in the profits they can make, their sole concern is bartering and the manufacture of increasingly deadly weapons. Set against them are the younger bondsman Danon and the beautiful Seeva, who are gentle and drawn towards music, peace and love. As battle rages in the valley, the different instincts struggle for dominance until at the play's end, great peace descends. The vengeful old couple lie dead, while the young people survive to build a new life together.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    6

Original Production

Original Cast  
Danon Richard Hayward
Gnu J.R. Mageean
Seeva Jean Woods
The Gowlan Rutherford Mayne
Seeki Charles K. Ayre
Hag U Josephine Mayne

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Selected Plays: Rutherford Mayne (Irish Drama Selections 13)

  • Year

    2000

  • Published By

    Colin Smythe Ltd.

  • Address

    P.O. Box 6
    Gerrards Cross
    Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 1753 886000

  • Email

    sales@colinsmythe.co.uk

  • Website

    www.colinsmythe.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0-86140-293-6

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Colin Smythe Ltd.

  • Address

    P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
    Buckinghamshire
    SL9 8XA
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0) 1753 886000

  • Email

    cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

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