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Submarine

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Ulick O'Connor 

  • Notes

    Performed with two other Noh plays The Grand Inquisitor and Deirdre under the umbrella title "Homage to Zeami."

  • Synopsis

    Two men are returning home to Ireland by submarine in the middle of the Second World War. They meet a ghost figure (Roger Casement) who has made the same journey as they twenty six years before.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    6

  • Cast Notes

    The original production also included 3 actors as Chorus

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    02 October 1978

  • Production Notes

    Produced as part of the Dublin International Theatre Festival.

  • Venue Notes

    Performed at the Edmund Burke Theatre.

Original Cast  
Sean Garrett Keogh
Frank Cecil Allen
Casement Martin Dempsey
Chorus Christopher Casson
Chorus Geraldine Plunkett
Chorus Ann Sinnott
Production Team  
Director James W. Flannery
Choreographer Sachiyo Ito
Composer Jolyon Jackson
Set, Costume & Mask Design Consolata Boyle

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Marsh Agency

  • Address

    11 Dover Street
    London W1S 4LJ
    England

  • Phone

    + (44 ) 20 7399 2800

  • Website

    www.marsh-agency.co.uk

Source Of Information

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