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Faill ar an bhFeart

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Séamus Ó Néill
Setting

Le linn Éirí Amach na nÉireannach Aontaithe (1798)
Synopsis

The way the United Irishmen's Rebellion of 1798 influenced the lives of ordinary people.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

15
Female

4
Total

19
Cast Notes

Is féidir dúbláil a dhéanamh.

Original Production

Date of First Production

09 October 1967
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Isibéal	Nuala Hayes
Cléireach Cúirte	Pádraig Ó Treabhair
Bean Mhic Reachtain	Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
Breitheamh	Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
Duine Eile	Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
An tAth. Ó hIr	Séamus Ó hEaluithe
An tOirmhinneach Porter	Annraoi Ó Liatháin
An Captaen Lindsay	Padraig de Buis
Duine Eile	Padraig de Buis
Duine Eile	Mairtín Ó Braonáin
Sorcha	Maria McGuire
Roibeárd an Pósta	Breandán Ó Murchú
Alastar	Micheál Ó Conghaile(1)
Uachtarán na Cúirte	Thomas Studley
Oifigeach de Brún	Eamon Keane
Bean	Máire Ní Néill
Finné	Desmond Ellis
Duine Eile	Desmond Ellis
Duine Eile	Éamonn Ó Murchú

Production Team
Director	Tomás Ó Murchú
Lighting	Leslie Scott
Sound	Nuala Golden
Manager	Ronan Wilmot
Stage Director	Bríd Ní Shúilleabháin
Assistant Stage Director	Sorcha Nic Aoidh
Scenery	George Gavan Duffy

Published Scripts

Title

Faill ar an bhFeart
Year

1967
Published By

Sáirséal agus Dill
Address

Baile Átha Cliath
Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú.

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