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Sister Eucharia

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Austin Clarke 

  • Setting

    A Convent

  • Synopsis

    A lyric play in three scenes about a devout nun who hears voices from purgatory.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    8

  • Total

    11

Original Production

Original Cast  
Nuns Cathleen Delany
Nuns Simona Pakenham
Nuns Vivien Dillon
Nuns Nancy Beckh
Father Sheridan Blake Gifford
First Speaker Hamlyn Benson
Sister Eucharia Jean Anderson
Lay Sister Nora O'Mahony
Reverend Mother Ann Penhallow
Nuns Doris Finn
Second Speaker Peter Copley
Production Team  
Produced by Noel Illiff
Manager Lord Longford

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Collected Plays by Austin Clarke

  • Year

    1963

  • Published By

    Dolmen Press

  • Address

    Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Dardis Clarke

  • Address

    21 Pleasants Street
    Dublin 8
    Republic of Ireland

Source Of Information

Collected Plays by Austin Clarke, 1963, Dublin, The Dolmen Press.