MARGARETTA D'ARCY (1922 - )
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by Margaretta D'Arcy
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1964 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Eight Plays I", Cassell, London | 1965 | ||
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| Genre: | Theme for Variations | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | extras inc children | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: improvisation on an art master shot in a wood whilst taking part in a Territorial Army exercise | ||||
Awkward Corners |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Ballygombeen Bequest, The |
| 1st Produced: | Belfast | 1972 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Scripts 9", New York, September | 1972 | ||
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| Genre: | Anglo-Irish Melodrama | - | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden, aka The Little Gray Home In The West | ||||
Synopsis: English absentee landlord's attempts to evict his Irish tenants. | ||||
Blow-In Chorus For Liam Cosgrave |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Business Of Good Government, The |
| 1st Produced: | Brent Knoll, Somerset | 1960 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1963 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Nativity | - | Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | or unisex | |||
Notes: written with John Arden; aka A Christmas Play | ||||
Synopsis: King Herod's realisation that the child Jesus must be killed in order to preserve the government | ||||
Crown Strike Play, The |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1974 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Devil And The Parish Pump, The |
| 1st Produced: | Corrandulia, Galway | 1974 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | 20 min play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 5 characters | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Corrandulia Arts and Entertainment Club | ||||
Synopsis: pressing issue was the new piped water scheme, local agitprop | ||||
Fridays Hiding |
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh | 1966 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Soldier, Soldier And Other Plays" Methuen, London | 1967 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: Experiment In The Laconic as Scottish farmer hides to avoid paying his men | ||||
Galaway Women's Voice Group |
| 1st Produced: | Galaway | 1982 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | Explorations | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Explorations of a feminist interpretation of classical theatre, in order to achieve a dramatic expression of contemporary Irish women's themes. | ||||
Granny Welfare And The Wolf |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Muswell Hill Street Theatre | ||||
Synopsis: Propaganda against Tory welfare cuts | ||||
Happy Haven, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bristol | 1960 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "New English Dramatists 4", Penguin, London | 1962 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: Basic conflicts between the doctors and patients at a geriatric hospital | ||||
Harold Muggins Is A Martyr |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1968 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre | ||||
Synopsis: a battle finally seals the fate of Muggin's cafe after it has been taken over by the establishment | ||||
Hero Rises Up, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1968 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1969 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Romantic Melodrama | - | Parts: | Male | 16 | Female | 9 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre | ||||
Synopsis: The amorous relationship between Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson is shown with excerpts from his naval victories. | ||||
Hunting Of The Mongrel Fox, The |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1976 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | short play | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: protest at a decision to hang a young couple in Dublin | ||||
Island Of The Mighty, The: A Play On A Traditional British Theme |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1972 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays & Players" London, feb/Mar | 1973 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Drama, Music | - | Parts: | Male | 25 | Female | 9 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: A long and complex re-telling of the Arthur and Merlin myth. | ||||
Little Gray Home In The West, The |
| 1st Produced: | rehearsed reading at Sugawn Theatre, London | 1978 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, London | 1980 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Sat MeloDrama | - | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: English absentee landlord's attempts to evict his Irish tenants. | ||||
Little Red Riding Hood |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Muswell Hill Street Theatre | ||||
Synopsis: Propaganda against Tory welfare cuts | ||||
Making Of Muswell Hill, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Mary's Name |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Modern Drama | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Galaway Theatre Workshop | ||||
Synopsis: women's right to keep their own name after marriage | ||||
Menace Of Ireland. . .?, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bradford | 1979 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Mother, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
My Old Man's A Tory |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Muswell Hill Street Theatre | ||||
Synopsis: Propaganda against Tory welfare cuts | ||||
No Room At The Inn |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1976 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Modern Drama | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Galaway Theatre Workshop | ||||
Synopsis: concern for the Travelling population of Galway | ||||
Non-Stop Connolly Show, The: A Dramatic Cycle Of Continuous Struggle In Six Parts |
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Hall, Dublin | 1975 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Pluto Press, 5 vols. | 1977 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | 26 hour epic | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 41 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | or 12m4f | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: Life and career of James Connolly martyr of the 1916 Easter Rising. | ||||
Pinprick Of History, A |
| 1st Produced: | Almost Free Theatre, London | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | "intervation" | Historical | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: reveals the opposition encountered whilst the Galway Theatre Workshop toured a play | ||||
Royal Pardon, The; Or, The Soldier Who Became An Actor |
| 1st Produced: | 1966 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 1967 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: A "legendary" tale about the adventures of a troupe of strolling actors. | ||||
Rudi Dutschke Must Stay |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1971 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Sean O'Scrudu |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1976 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays 1" Methuen, London | 1991 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Modern Drama | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and collectively written with Galaway Theatre Workshop | ||||
Synopsis: support for an industrial dispute | ||||
Silence |
| 1st Produced: | Galway | 1977 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Trial And Prison Experience Of The Countess Markievicz |
| 1st Produced: | Caxton House, London | 1979 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | Readings | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Readings from the Countess's memoirs and letters | ||||
Two Hundred Years Of Labour History |
| 1st Produced: | Alexandra Palace, London | 1968 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | Historical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden and others | ||||
Synopsis: for Socialist Labour League Rally | ||||
Vandaleur's Folly |
| 1st Produced: | Lancaster | 1978 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Eyre Methuen, London | 1981 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Anglo-Irish Melodrama | - | Parts: | Male | 24 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | or 6m3f | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: Success and failure of agricultural co-operative in the West of Ireland in 1831. | ||||
Vietnam Carnival |
| 1st Produced: | New York University | 1967 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with John Arden | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Voices Of Irish Political Prisoner |
| 1st Produced: | People's Voice Café, New York | 1980 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | Readings | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Readings from women prisoner's letters and diaries | ||||
West Of Ireland Women Speak |
| 1st Produced: | Women's Space, London | 1978 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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 | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||