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Strictly for the Birds

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sam Cree 

  • Notes

    This play was first produced under the name For Love or Money

  • Synopsis

    A comedy featuring the Glover family of Belfast's Castlereagh Road district. When Mrs. Glover and a neighbour draw the favourite in the Irish Sweepstake, they resolve to spend their winnings in advance, never remembering that favourites can sometimes lose ...

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    9

Original Production

Original Cast  
Muriel Doreen Hepburn
Herbie Glover Maurice O'Callaghan
Billy Bill Morrison
Unspecified Character(s) Kathleen Feenan
Susan Denise McKenna
Unspecified Character(s) Charles Armstrong
Clive Rex Doyle
Unspecified Character(s) Grace Bircher
Albert McCartney Jack Fletcher
Production Team  
Set Designer Leo Donaghey
Production by Hubert R. Wilmot
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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

All information for this entry has been taken from contemporary press reviews. As such, cast size should be taken as approximate, and production team details may not be comprehensive.