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Wedding Fever

A New Ulster Comedy

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sam Cree 

  • Setting

    The living room of the Galbraith family, in the Donegall Road district of Belfast.

  • Notes

    This production ran from 28 September 1960 to 6 July 1961.

  • Synopsis

    A comedy following the course of an engagement through to a wedding day, taking in a strike and a major operation along the way.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    13

  • Cast Notes

    13

Original Production

Original Cast  
Willie Beattie John F. Tyrone
Doctor Jack Maxwell
Kathleen Brownlee Molly Holmes
Davy Galbrath Leonard McNeill
Sadie Galbrath Melda Davey
Hirum P. Dingleheifer Jack Hudson
Myra Galbrath May Diver
Dennis Hall Hugh Swandell
Emily Beattie Jean Lundy
Mary Hall Sheila Crawford
Patrick Hall John McDade
Alex. Galbrath James Young
Georgina Della Beck
Production Team  
Director James Young
Special Lyric by John Knipe
Joint Managing Director James Young
Joint Managing Director Jack Hudson
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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Professional

  • Contact

    Richard Mills

  • Address

    258 Belvoir Drive,
    Belfast
    BT8 7DU
    Northern Ireland

  • Phone

    +44 (0)78 08583175

  • Email

    rmills5588@aol.com

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Amateur

  • Contact

    Drama League of Ireland

  • Address

    Mill Theatre
    Dundrum Town Centre
    Dundrum, Dublin 16
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)1 2969343

  • Email

    office@dli.ie

  • Website

    www.dli.ie

Source Of Information

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