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M J FARRELL (1904 - 1996) |
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Nationality: Irish Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: David Higham Associates Ltd |
Mary Nesta Skrine ("M. J. Farrell"), playwright and novelist: born Co Kildare 20 July 1904; married 1938 Robert Keane (died 1946; two daughters); died Ardmore, Co Waterford 22 April 1996. M J Farrell - Independent Obituary >>>
Plays by M J Farrell
Dazzling Prospect | ||
| 1st Produced: | Globe, London | 1961 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1961 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #11409 | |||
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Genre: | Farcical Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written By John Perry and M J Farrell | |||||
Synopsis: | Lighter than many of the novels, her witty stage comedies feature vivid comic characters that include devoted butlers who rule the roost and loquacious handymen. Eccentric Aunt Bijou, the lynch-pin of the action, appears in both Spring Meeting and Dazzling Prospect, plagued by indigestion, making secret bets at the racetrack with the housekeeping money and certain of her own opinion on every matter. | |||||
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Ducks and Drakes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Apollo Theatre, London | 1941 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins 1952 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #118859 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A satire on the British War effort | |||||
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Guardian Angel | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 May 1944 | |||||
Company: | Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions | |||||
| 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 | #128385 | |||
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Genre: | light comic drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | a domineering mother rules the roost - until everbody flees. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spring Meeting | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1938 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49859 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written By John Perry and M J Farrell | |||||
Synopsis: | Money and class are central concerns in Spring Meeting, where Sir Richard's meanness and snobbishness - rejecting the working-class Catholic vet as a suitable son-in-law - prevents his daughters from marrying until he is outfoxed at cards by the aptly named Tiny Fox-Collier | |||||
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Treasure Hunt | ||
| 1st Produced: | Roof Garden Theatre, Bognor Regis | Jul 1951 | ||||
Company: | The Buskin Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | Collins, London, 1951 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41610 | |||
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Genre: | Three Act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written By John Perry and M J Farrell | |||||
Synopsis: | Hunt the members of older generation live in the past, have no idea how to manage money and are horrified by the arrival of paying guests who are 'not quite in the Stud Book'. It was described as 'gracious and grotesque by turns, it rockets from wit to horseplay, to high comedy'. | |||||
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