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Deirdre

A Play in Verse

OVERVIEW

Playwright

William Butler Yeats
Synopsis

A verse-play based upon the tragic tale of Deirdre from the Ulster Cycle.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

4
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

24 November 1906
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Messenger	Udolphus Wright
Executioner	Ambrose Power
Naisi	Frank Fay
Second Musician	Máire O'Neill (1)
Fergus	Arthur Sinclair
Conchobar	J M Kerrigan
First Musician	Sara Allgood
Third Musician	Brigid O'Dempsey
Deirdre	Miss Darragh

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

A.P. Watt Ltd.
Address

20 John Street
London WC1N 2DR
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7405 6774
Email

apw@apwatt.co.uk
Website

www.apwatt.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.

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