BRENDAN BEHAN (1923 - 1964)
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by Brendan Behan
Big House, The |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1958 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Complete Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1978 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: broadcast 1957 | ||||
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Borstal Boy |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 19 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | 20 extras | |||
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Synopsis: A couple of the boys get called pouf - but this might just be banter. Tubby though enjoys watching the boys shower. | ||||
Garden Party, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Complete Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1978 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Hostage, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1958 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1958 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play with Music | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: aka An Gaill (Dublin, 1958), Written in collaboration with Joan Littlewood | ||||
Synopsis: a young Cockney soldier is taken hostage for an IRA man who is due to be hanged in Belfast | ||||
Moving Out |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "The Complete Plays", Eyre Methuen, London | 1978 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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New House, The |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1958 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Best Short Plays of the World Theatre 1958-1967", Crown, New York | 1974 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: includes radio plays Moving Out and A Garden Party | ||||
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Quare Fellow, The |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1954 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1956 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 22 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Synopsis: Discussions in an English prison before "The Quare Fellow" is due to be hanged | ||||
Richard's Cork Leg |
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1972 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Eyre Methuen, London | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | Irish Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: completed by Alan Simpson | ||||
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Time For A Gargle |
| 1st Produced: | Leicester | 1973 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
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