JOHN B KEANE (1928 - 2002)
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by John B Keane
Big Maggie |
| 1st Produced: | 1969 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1969 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 8 |
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| Notes: | new version Dublin 1988 | |||||
| Synopsis: | mother's visions of the correct future for her children begins to sit with increasing discomfort on the shoulders of her surly offspring | |||||
Buds Of Ballybunion, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1979 | |||||
| Company: | Theatre of the South | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1979 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Musical Comedy | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | The Buds of Ballybunion is a musical comedy which tells the story of farming families who holiday in the resort town after the harvest has been saved. The families stayed in houses or 'buds' where they were offered a room, a fire and a stove to cook on. | |||||
Change In Mame Fadden, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1971 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1973 | ISDN | - | |||
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Chastitute, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1980 | |||||
| Company: | Cork Opera House In association with Gemini Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1981 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 |
| Parts Other: | doubling possible | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | John Bosco McLaine is a chastitute, a bachelor farmer who is celibate by force of circumstance. This play tells of his many endeavours to find a mate. | |||||
Confessions of An Irish Publican |
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | adaptation from the Celebrated Letters of John B. Keane has all the hallmarks of Ireland's late great playwright and humorist. Martin MacMeer is the Publican, the proprietor of the tavern known as Journey's End in the village of Knockanee, in the county of Kerry. Martin is a confirmed bachelor but his status is threatened by two females; one an 18 year old schoolgirl and the other an older woman of the world. He tells of their impact on his life in his 'Confessions'. At the same time, Martin introduces to us a number of his colorful customers who are in the habit of unburdening themselves to him. Not a customer but a colorful personality nonetheless is the local parish priest, who treats us to some thought-provoking sermons throughout the evening, and the Reverend Mother of the local convent is not short of sharing some words of wisdom - press release | |||||
Crazy Wall, The |
| 1st Produced: | Waterford, Connecticut | 1973 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1974 | ISDN | - | |||
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Faoiseamh |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1970 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Avel Linn, Dublin, | ISDN | - | |||
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Field, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1965 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1967 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 2 |
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| Notes: | new version Dublin 1987 | |||||
| Synopsis: | study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go in order to obtain the object of his desire | |||||
Good Thing, The |
| 1st Produced: | Limerick | 1976 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1976 | ISDN | - | |||
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Highest House On The Mountain, The |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1961 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1961 | ISDN | - | |||
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Hut 42 |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1962 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Proscenium Press, Dixon, California, | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 |
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Man From Clare, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1963 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1963 | ISDN | - | |||
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Many Young Men Of Twenty |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1961 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1961 | ISDN | - | |||
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Matchmaker |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1975 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISDN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
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Moll |
| 1st Produced: | Killarney, County Kerry | 1971 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1971 | ISDN | - | |||
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No More In Dust |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1962 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISDN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
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One-Way Ticket, The |
| 1st Produced: | Listowel, County Kerry | 1972 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Performance, Elgin, Illinois, 1972 | ISDN | - | |||
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Rain At The End Of The Summer, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1967 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1967 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Modern Comedy | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
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Roses Of Tralee, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1966 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISDN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
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Sharon's Grave |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1960 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1960 | ISDN | - | |||
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Sive |
| 1st Produced: | Walsh`s Ballroom, Listowel, County Kerry | 1959 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1959 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Folk Drama | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | new version Dublin 1985 | |||||
| Synopsis: | the attempt of a scheming matchmaker and a bitter woman to sell an innocent young girl to a lecherous old man | |||||
Values |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1973 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1973 | ISDN | - | |||
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| Notes: | includes The Spraying of John O'Dovey, Backwater, The Pure Heart of Gold | |||||
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Year Of The Hiker, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cork | 1964 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Mercier Press, Cork, 1964 | ISDN | - | |||
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