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Lovers : Winners

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brian Friel 

  • Notes

    Originally presented alongside a companion piece 'Lovers : Losers'.

  • Synopsis

    The lovers are a young couple preparing for their final school exams and their imminent wedding. The girl is pregnant. Although they promise each other happiness, their deaths by drowning save them from a more likely destiny.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    4

Original Production

Original Cast  
Woman Anna Manahan
Man Niall Tóibín
Joe Eamon Morrissey
Mag Fionnula Flanagan
Production Team  
Director Hilton Edwards
Settings by Robert Heade
Lighting Designer Hilton Edwards

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Lovers - Parts I & II(Winners & Losers)

  • Year

    1969

  • Published By

    Faber and Faber

  • Address

    74-77 Great Russell Street
    London WC1B 3DA
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7465 0045

  • Email

    contact@faber.co.uk

  • Website

    www.faber.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0571089550

  • Title

    Lovers(Winners and Losers)

  • Year

    1984

  • Published By

    The Gallery Press

  • Address

    Loughcrew
    Oldcastle
    Co. Meath
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)49 8541779

  • Email

    gallery@indigo.ie

  • Website

    www.gallerypress.com

  • ISBN

    090401164X

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Agency

  • Address

    24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
    London W11 4LZ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7727 1346

  • Email

    info@theagency.co.uk

  • Website

    www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published playscript and other published material.