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Margaret Gillan

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brinsley MacNamara 

  • Synopsis

    Margaret Gillan has married against love and when she is finally made a widow, her first lover, John Briody, marries her daughter instead of coming back to her. Her passion for the man she has always loved, turns to rage and hatred. She puts her every energy into ruining him and her daughter with him.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    7

Original Production

Original Cast  
Rose Leonard Ria Mooney
Margaret Gillan May Craig
Ellen Ledwidge Eileen Crowe
John Briody F J McCormick
Michael Taafe Denis O'Dea
Master Growney Barry Fitzgerald
Esther Gillan Kate Curling

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Margaret Gillan : a play in three acts / by Brinsley MacNamara

  • Year

    1934

  • Published By

    Allen & Unwin

  • Address

    London
    England

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.