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In Dublin's Fair City

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Críostóir Ó Floinn 

  • Synopsis

    Peter and Peg Byrne are married a mere six months when Peter is laid off from work. With their marriage and home life under stress Peter gets elected to run for government, representing the unemployed classes. The play deals with the effects this electioneering has on his life and the lives of those he loves most.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    8

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    12

Original Production

Original Cast  
Seanie Simmons T.P. McKenna
Teresa Callan Eithne Lydon
Peter Byrne Vincent Dowling
Annie Simmons Marie Kean
First Canvasser Micheál Ó hAonghusa
'Master' Hartigan Micheál Ó Briain
Mr. Dunphy Geoff Golden
Guard McShane Edward Golden
Cuddy Callan Harry Brogan
Peg Byrne Kathleen Barrington
Second Canvasser Derry Power
Moll Callan Eileen Crowe
Production Team  
Settings by Tomás Mac Anna
Produced by Ria Mooney

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