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BRIAN FRIEL (1929 - ) |
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Nationality: Irish Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: The Agency (London) Ltd |
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Plays by Brian Friel |
Afterplay | ||
| 1st Produced: | 05 Apr 2002 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Three Plays After, The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12692 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Afterplay revisits the lives of two of characters, Andrey Prozorov and Sonya Serebriakova, who had a previous existence in two separate Chekhov plays, Three Sister and Uncle Vanya respectively. Both characters are now middle-aged, but cannot escape the circumstances of their earlier lives; Andrey is still an only boy, confused, motherless and living in the remote rural town of Taganrog; Sonya is still deeply and hopelessly in love with the local doctor. Andrey now takes the train regularly from Taganrog to Moscow, allegedly to play as a violinist at the opera, Sonya is in Moscow to negotiate with the Ministry for Agriculture to try to save what's left of her dwindling estate. They meet by chance for one evening, twenty years after their previous fictional lives ended. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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American Welcome | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Best Short Plays 1981", Chilton, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12693 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A foreign writer arrives in the U.S. and is greeted by a loquacious American director | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Aristocrats | ||
| 1st Produced: | 08 Mar 1979 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12694 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | voice | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in Ballybeg Hall in County Donegal, the decaying home of District Justice O'Donnell, where those who congregate for a wedding stay to attend a funeral. Aristocrats chronicles the lives of three sisters and their 'peculiar' brother and reveals the way 'in which the ache of one family becomes the microcosm for the ache of a society'. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bear, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Three Plays After, The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12695 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation 1 Act One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov | |||||
Synopsis: | The young widow, Elena, in mourning for a year, declares herself effectively dead, only to be stirred back into life by the blustering, salty-tongued Gregory, who she cannot resist despite her best efforts. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blind Mice, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ebalana Theatre, Dublin | 1963 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12696 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Father Chris returns home after five years in a Chinese Communist prison. His sister's boyfriend reveals a devastating secret | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Communication Cord, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guildhall, Derry | 1982 | ||||
Company: | Field Day Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1983 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12697 | |||
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Genre: | Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in a restored thatched cottage close to the sea in the remote townland of Ballybeg, County Donegal, The Communication Cord is a farce which is preoccupied with language and its powerful effects. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Crystal And Fox | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1968 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12698 | |||
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Genre: | Tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When one of couple of itinerant players touring Irish Country decides to go it alone it leads to tragic consequences. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dancing At Lughnasa | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12699 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters, barely making ends meet, their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty. The two male members of the household are brother Jack, a missionary priest, repatriated from Africa by his superiors after twenty-five years, and Michael, the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister. Narrated by Michael as an adult, the play depicts two days in the lives of five remarkable women. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume XXXI (2011) Issue 08 Page 432 | |||||
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Doubtful Paradise, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ulster Group Theatre, Belfast | 1959 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12700 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Also known as "The Francophile" | |||||
Synopsis: | Willie is proud of his children. But then his son, a barrister is suspended by the Bar Committee and his daughter runs away with a bogus French Count | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Enemy Within, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1962 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12701 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of Sixth Century saint - Columba | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Faith Healer | ||
| 1st Produced: | Longacre Theatre, New York | 1979 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0571214587 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12702 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
| In the course of four monologues the story unfolds of the travelling healer Frank who has gone all over Wales and Scotland with his wife Grace, and his manager Teddy. In their respective monologues, Frank, Grace and Teddy tell their differing versions of the healer's performance and of a terrible event that slowly comes into focus. | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume I (1981) Page 99 | |||||
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Fathers And Sons | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1987 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12703 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The play's central conflict is a clash between old, aristocratic, class-ridden Russia and the fanatic zeal of young nihilist revolutionaries. The young revolutionary Bazarov's views are clear: he wants to 'smash people' and make a 'complete clearance' in order to remake Russia. Life and fate frustrate Bazarov's politics and, when exposed to them, he has to respond as a human being and not as a cynical demagogue. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Francophile, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Belfast | 1960 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12704 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Freedom Of The City, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12705 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 15 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Skinner, the outsider dislocated from family and society in oblique relationship to the Troubles in Northern Ireland | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gentle Island, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1971 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Davis Poynter, London, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12706 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | lives of a family on the island of Inishkeen are shown to be brutal, squalid, beset by sexual frustration and violence | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Give Me Your Answer, Do! | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12707 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | This play is set on a sunny August afternoon in the old manse in Ballybeg in County Donegal, now the home of novelist, Tom Connolly, and his wife, Daisy. They are visited by an American agent who may, or may not, purchase Tom`s papers for an American College library. Joining them is their novelist friend, Garrett Fitzmaurice, and his wife, Grainne, whose marriage may, or may not, outlive the year. Absent from the occasion but overshadowing it by her tragedy is Bridget, the mentally-ill daughter of Tom and Daisy, who has been institutionalised since she was a child. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hedda Gabler | ||
| 1st Produced: | 29 Sep 2008 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press; First Edition (30 Sep 2008) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1852354572 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109101 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Brian Friel's new version-taking liberties that only a master playwright might-invests Ibsen's social realist original with psychological realism, presenting the harridan's gradual mental breakdown as a physiological consequence of an entirely inflexible social milieu. Friel finds wry humour in historical hindsight; however, while the dated attitudes of Hedda's husband, lovers and lady companions provoke laughter from a contemporary audience, Hedda's final actions become an almost logical defense against a world that refuses her agency. Crucially, they still have the capacity to shock. -Irish Times. "[Brian Friel] has taken Ibsen's play and given it his own twist. His translation enlivens the dialogue between the characters, gives the play energy and brings out a wry and dark humour for a modern audience." -RTE.ie | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Home Place, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49102 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The year is 1878. The widowed Christopher Gore, his son David and the woman they are both in love with, their housekeeper Margaret, live in The Lodge in Ballybeg. But in this era of unrest at the dawn of Home Rule, the seemingly serene life enjoyed at The Lodge is threatened by the arrival of Christopher's English cousin, who unwittingly ignites deep animosity among the villagers of Ballybeg. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Living Quarters | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1977 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12708 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Living Quarters reconstructs a day in the life of the Butler family in the village of Ballybeg. Frank Butler, who has served all his life in the Irish army, returns from United Nations service, a hero, to learn of his young wife's affair with his son from a previous marriage. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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London Vertigo, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Gallery Press, Oldcastle, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12709 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation 1 Act One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The London Vertigo tells the story of Mrs O'Dogherty/Diggerty who is forced to reform her behaviour by dropping her newly acquired Anglophile habits and language use to transform into 'The Irish Fine Lady'. Her concomitant giving up of colonial mimicry and changing back to 'decent Dublin domesticity' unwittingly rewrites the original author's own biography as comedy and farce. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lovers: Part One: Winners | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1967 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Farrar Straus, New York, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12710 | |||
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Genre: | Domestic Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Young lovers drown as they attempt to sort out their different sorts of lives. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lovers: Part Two: Losers | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1967 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Farrar Straus, New York, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12711 | |||
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Genre: | Tragicomedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Bedridden despot of a mother causes problems for middle-aged lovers | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Loves Of Cass Mcguire | ||
| 1st Produced: | Helen Hayes Theatre, New York | 1966 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Noonday Press, New York, 1966 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12712 | |||
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Genre: | Domestic Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Disreputable old spinster returns from United states to family in Ireland. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Making History | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guildhall, Derry | 1988 | ||||
Company: | Field Day Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12713 | |||
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Genre: | Historical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The life of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, whose flight to Rome after his defeat at Kinsale cleared the way for the plantation of Ulster. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Molly Sweeney | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 1994 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12714 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Molly Sweeney tells the story of a woman who has the chance to regain her sight after being blind. Through a series of interconnected monologues we follow Molly's journey from darkness into light, as she lies in her hospital bed, attended by her husband and her eye surgeon. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Month In The Country, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 1992 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12715 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Natalya Petrovna is a young married woman who is bored by her life and her marriage to a rich, absent-minded husband. Increasingly frustrated by the loss of her youth, she has become obsessed with her small son's tutor, a young man from Moscow. He in turn appears to be engaged in a flirtation with Natalya's ward, Vera, whom she has always regarded as a daughter but now sees as a rival. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mundy Scheme, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Farrar Straus, New York, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12716 | |||
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Genre: | Political Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Corrupt Irish politicians conceive wild scheme for national prosperity | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Performances | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Gate Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12717 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | This enthralling play considers the relationship between the private life and public work of the composer Leos Janacek, the passion he felt for a married woman nearly forty years his junior and his final surge of creative energy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Philadelphia, Here I Come! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin | 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1965 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12718 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young man attempts a reconciliation with his father the day before setting out for America.. | |||||
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Three Sisters, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guildhall, Derry | 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Gallery Press, Dublin, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12720 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | the death of Tusenbach in a meaningless quarrel is one more of the losses which empty the sisters' future of meaning | |||||
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Translations | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guildhall, Derry | 1980 | ||||
Company: | Field Day Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12721 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | The first Royal Ordnance Survey is translating the local Gaelic place names of the townland of Baile Beag in County Donegal into English, with far-reaching personal and cultural consequences for a hedge-school teacher, his two sons, and the small group of local people who attend the school. | |||||
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Uncle Vanya | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Gallery Press, Dublin | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12722 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | story of an uncle in love with a young lady who is married to an old and ill man, she is attracted to the doctor who attends her husband | |||||
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Volunteers | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1975 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12723 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Volunteers is set on an archaeological site in a contemporary Irish city centre. For five months, the 'volunteers', who are all political prisoners, have been excavating 'from early Viking down to late Georgian'. All around them is 'encapsulated history, a tangible precis of the story of Irish man'. On the last day of the dig, before the builders move in, the volunteers learn that they have been sentenced to death by their fellow internees for treason. | |||||
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Wily Sweeney | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
Company: | Gate, Dublin | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12724 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Wonderful Tennessee | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London (Gallery Press ?), 1993 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12725 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Three married couples wait for a boatman to arrive to ferry them to Oilean Draiochta, Island of Otherness or Mystery. In the course of a night they talk, sing, and tell stories. What started as an escapade assumes the semblance of a pilgrimage. Gradually their true relationships and frailties are revealed. | |||||
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Yalta Game, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
Company: | Gate, Dublin | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Gallery Press, Republic of Ireland, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12726 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation 1 Act One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | This short play examines a theme from Anton Chekhov's short story, 'The lady with the Little Dog', which Chekhov wrote in Yalta in the autumn of 1899. The Yalta Game tells the story of an accountant who holidays alone, leaving his wife and family behind in Moscow. While away, he plays the game of amorous dalliance and seduction, and happens on a young wife with her pet dog. They have a brief affair and part forever. But back home, they both find themselves obsessed by reveries and meet again to embark on a future of duplicity, ecstasy and perhaps of love. | |||||
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