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JOHN (1) MCCANN (1905 - 1980) |
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Nationality: Irish Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Born in Dublin, educated by the Christian Brothers of Synge Street, McCann worked as journalist and wrote plays for Radio eireann and later, The Abbey Theatre. Elected to government in 1939 where he served until 1954. He also sat as Dublin's Lord Mayor, 1946-47 and 1964-65
Plays by John (1) McCann
Blood Is Thicker Than Water | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 25 Jul 1955 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 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 | #50068 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030194 | |||||
Synopsis: | life after retirement | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Early And Often | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 16 Jul 1956 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 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 | #50067 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030195 | |||||
Synopsis: | a politician is willing to use any means to win an election | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Give Me A Bed Of Roses | ||
| 1st Produced: | 25 Nov 1957 | |||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 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 | #50066 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030198. Sequel to Twenty Years A Wooing | |||||
Synopsis: | proigal returns to upset the household | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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I Know Where I'm Going | ||
| 1st Produced: | 26 Jan 1959 | |||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Kildare, Leinster Leader, 1965 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #125551 | |||
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Genre: | Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030200 | |||||
Synopsis: | a stranger, arriving iat a guesthouse, causes a variety of problems | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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It Can't Go On Forever | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 01 Feb 1960 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 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 | #125552 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030201 | |||||
Synopsis: | Problems in 1950's Ireland as a family are terrorised by a local gang | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jew Called Sammy, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 27 Aug 1962 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | [Dublin : Abbey Theatre], 1965 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23001 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030202 | |||||
Synopsis: | challenges for anti-semitism for siblings in a tough household in Dublin | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Put A Beggar on Horseback | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 10 Apr 1961 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 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 | #125553 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | playscript in national Library of Ireland. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000030203. Sequel to Give me A Bed Of roses | |||||
Synopsis: | the family and petty crime | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Twenty Years A Wooing | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen's Theatre, Brunswick Street, Dublin | 29 Mar 1954 | ||||
Company: | Abbey theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dublin : James Duffy, 1954 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50069 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | grapples with the newly emerging middle class in Dublin in the 1950's and their seeming inability to deal with everyday worries. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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