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Lily

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Shane Connaughton
Setting

Fermanagh, 1980s
Synopsis

Fermanagh-born Lily moves to Dublin as a young woman, where she falls pregnant. She returns home to face the opprobrium of her father, a police officer, and the ardent attentions of Sammy, a preacher.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Female

2
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

03 April 1984
Producer

Produced by The Irish Company
Original Venue

Old Red Lion Theatre

Original Cast
Lily	Emer Gillespie
Father	Alan Devlin
Sammy	Barry Birch
Mother	Mary Sheen
Danny	Aran Bell

Production Team
Director	Kerry Crabbe

Published Scripts

Title

Lily
Year

1987
Published By

The Irish Company
Address

76-82 Salusbury Road
London NW6
England
ISBN

1870646002
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd
Address

2 St Charles Place
London W10 6EG
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 8964 8811
Website

www.judydaish.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script.

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