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The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

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The Virgin Father

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Jimmy McAleavey 

  • Setting

    Northern Ireland, the present day.

  • Synopsis

    Mary has disappeared. Her son has been murdered. And now Joe is being hunted down. He urgently needs to understand what has happened to his family if he is to save himself…

    Joe married the quiet girl in the village even though she was carrying someone else’s child. He failed to deal with her delusions about the pregnancy, and to keep the boy from joining a cult. But what could he have done in a land occupied by foreign forces?

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

Original Cast  
Joe Stewart Ennis
Production Team  
Director Michael Duke
Production Manager Rory Casey
Stage Manager Caroline Curran
Dramaturg Hanna Slattne
Designer Ciaran Bagnall

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Tinderbox Theatre Company

  • Address

    The Crescent, 2-4 University Road
    Belfast BT7 1NH
    Co. Antrim
    Northern Ireland

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)28 9043 9313

  • Email

    info@tinderbox.org.uk

  • Website

    www.tinderbox.org.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.