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Black Fast

A Poetic Farce

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Austin Clarke 

  • Setting

    The judgment hall of Connal More, King of Ulster

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    11

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    13

Original Production

Original Cast  
Blanaid Fairnape Ria Mooney
Munster Monk Francis Foley
Ulster Monk Michael Clarke (1)
Ulster Monk Luke McLoughlin
Lord Bishop Cummian Austin Meldon
Girl Servant Máirín Ní Shúilleabháin
Manservant Harry Webster
Cogitosus Liam Redmond
Ulster Monk Fred Johnson
Connal More of Ulster Michael J. Dolan
Munster Monk Terry Wilson
Production Team  
Director Liam Redmond
Set Designer Michael Clarke (1)
Costume Designer Michael Clarke (1)
Produced by Liam Redmond

Published Scripts

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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.