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Kinship

A Play in One Act

OVERVIEW

Playwright

J. Bernard MacCarthy
Setting

The bare kitchen of a country cottage in South-East Cork; Evening.
Synopsis

Desperate to provide for his dying wife,Hugh Connell tries to pursuade his brother Mike to become an informer.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

4
Female

2
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

02 April 1914
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Hugh Connell	Sean Connolly
Bride Cassidy	Cathleen McCarthy
Mike Connell	Shaun Joyce

Production Team
Produced by	Andrew Patrick Wilson

Published Scripts

Title

Kinship, a tragedy in one act, J.Bernard MacCarthy
Year

1970
Published By

James Duffy and Co
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

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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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