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A Change of Mind

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Playwright

John O'Donovan (1)
Setting

Dublin, 1950s
Synopsis

A tycoon involved in a car accident has brain surgery which greatly alters his personality. Newly virtuous, he becomes obsessed with the idea of making reparation for past misdeeds.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

8
Female

6
Total

14

Original Production

Date of First Production

04 August 1958
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Original Cast
Margaret Byrne, Barnaby's secretary	Máire Ní Dhomhnaill
Tom Wax	Uinsionn Ó Dubhlainn
Lucas Barnaby	Tomás P. Mac Cionnaith
Lucy Gray	Siobhán Ní Eaghra
Harry Barnaby	Peadar Ó Luain
Stanislaus Croker	Pádraig Mac Léid
Pauline	Eithne Ní Loideáin
Sally Barnaby	Éadaoin Ní Cheallaigh
Mrs Jeannie Wax	Bríd Ní Loinsigh (1)
Agnes Barnaby	Eileen Crowe
F.X. Moore	Liam Ó Foghlú
P. O'Reilly	Micheál Ó hAonghusa
W. Moran	Micheál Ó Briain
Fachtna Mac Namee	Frainc Mac Mornain

Production Team
Director	Ria Mooney
Set Designer	Tomás Mac Anna
Stage Manager	Seán Ó Maonaigh
Production Photography	John Sarsfield

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)
Address

Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 1 6030200
Email

info@nli.ie
Website

www.nli.ie

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