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The Grand House in the City

A Play in Four Acts by Brinsley MacNamara

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brinsley MacNamara 

  • Setting

    The sitting-room of Miss Diana Gilsenan's house at 67 Mornington Square, Dublin
    The drawing-room of Mr. Richard Gilsenan's residence at Cushionstown, Co. Westmeath.

  • Synopsis

    A comedy about an Anglo-Irish family who use the reputation of their 'Grand House in the City' as capital to finance the family home in the country. The Gilsenans are a dying breed, but for now they scrape by on a presumption of wealth and talent for self-deception.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    11

Original Production

Original Cast  
Walter Gilsenan Cyril Cusack
Owen Lynam P.J. Carolan
Vincent Kelch Arthur Shields
Olivia Petit Christine Hayden
Richard Gilsenan F J McCormick
Massie Ward Maureen Delaney
Brian Merriman Fred Johnson
Diana Gilsenan Eileen Crowe
Mary Ward May Craig
Henry Bergen Michael J. Dolan
Delia Lynam Aideen O'Connor
Production Team  
Set Designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Costume Designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Musical Director F.M. May
Produced by Hugh Hunt

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Mary Weldon

  • Address

    16 Eglinton Wood
    Eglinton Road, Donnybrook
    Dublin 4
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    00 353 1 283 9838

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings.