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DONAL O'KELLY |
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Nationality: Irish Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Donal O'Kelly Productions, |
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Plays by Donal O'Kelly |
Asylum! Asylum! | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | in New Plays from the Abbey Theatre 1993-1995, Syracuse University Press, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26286 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | The play deals with the plight of Joseph Omara, a Ugandan refugee who arrives in Ireland without a visa. The horrors of his situation emerge as his solicitor Mary unfolds his story. She tries to get asylum in Ireland for Joseph. She discovers a whole new meaning for the term 'an Irish welcome'. | |||||
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Bat The Father, Rabbit The Son | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mansion House, Dublin | 1988 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in Far From The Land, ed John Fairleigh, Methuen, London, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26287 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Rabbit is a self-made haulage magnate. He is obsessed with memories. He undertakes a voyage to rediscover what he feels he has lost. His father Bat, former Easter Rising rebel and pawn shop assistant, plays an increasing role in the voyage as Rabbit delves deeper into his heart, into history, into Dublin, seeking his lost moorings. | |||||
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Business of Blood, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1995 | |||||
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| 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 | #26288 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about the arms industry, based on the true story of Chris Cole. A landmark night in the life of British Aerospace. An intruder with a mission. A surreal invasion. A courtroom. Two detectives. A Bible. East Timor meets Stevenage via Radone Nosecones, Hawk Fighters and one very special hammer. A bizarre and ruthless story of business and blood. | |||||
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Cambria, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Hall, Dublin | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Donal O'Kelly Productions In association with St Patrick's Festival | |||||
| 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 | #44423 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Frederick Douglass is one of the great iconic figures in American history and a forerunner to our new American president, Barack Obama. At the 1888 Republican convention in Chicago, he became the first African American to have his name placed in nomination for the presidency by a major party. But 43 years earlier, as a relatively unknown escaped slave, he was forced to flee the United States after publishing his life story, A Narrative of the Life of an American Slave. With false papers-and a bounty on his head from enraged slaveholders-he boarded the Cunard Line paddle-steamer The Cambria out of Boston, bound for Ireland. He was greeted like a hero by the Irish people and spoke to mass meetings on platforms with Daniel O'Connell, the leading Irish politician of the day. The Cambria is the thrilling tale of the historic voyage in which Douglass's identity was revealed-placing his life in mortal danger | |||||
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Catalpa: The Movie | ||
| 1st Produced: | Granary Theatre, Cork | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Red Kettle Theatre Company, Waterford, Ireland | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26290 | |||
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Genre: | Historical drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | In Massachusetts, 1875, Merchant Sea Captain George Anthony is pressed into rescuing Irish Fenian prisoners under the cover of a whaling expedition on the ship Catalpa. 120 years later, Matthew Kidd, demented, failed screenwriter is obsessed with his life's dream - making Catalpa, The Movie. In his bedroom, he rehearses his movie pitch, taking the audience on an epic adventure as he acts out every scene and plays every character. | |||||
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Dogs, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | in Rough Magic: First Plays, ed Siobhan Bourke, New island Books, Dublin, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26291 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Cross-casting is necessary | |||||
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Synopsis: | The Macken Family are hell-bent on celebrating once again the dreaded Christmas dinner. The turkey is determined to be cooked and eaten, but the two dead family dogs decide to put a stop to the Christmas madness. The rat in the garden and the robin on the doorstop only make matters worse. Christmas will never be the same again. | |||||
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Farawayan | ||
| 1st Produced: | Olympic Ballroom, Dublin | 1998 | ||||
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| 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 | #44424 | |||
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Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible | |||||
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Synopsis: | Utilising visual images, original music, soundscapes and physical theatre, Farawayan tells of the experience of being unwelcome far away. Whilst not specifically set in any one place, this largely non-verbal piece echoes the situation for refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland in the 1990s and Ireland's experience of emigration over many years. | |||||
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Hand, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Hall, Dublin | 2002 | ||||
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| 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 | #26292 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | doubling, musicians | |||||
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Synopsis: | The Hand tells of a family's slide from the comforts of middle class life to the harsh realities of 1920's Dublin. | |||||
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Hughie On The Wires | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||||
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| 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 | #26289 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Hughie on the Wires is a quickfire political thriller which tells the story of a young man who becomes entangled in an international incident in El Salvador. The play examines the power and manipulation of the media and its effect on peoples' lives. | |||||
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Jimmy Joyced! | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Theatre Ireland Magazine (6), 1984 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1906539047 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44425 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
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| Jimmy Joyced! looks back at 1904 through the eyes of JJ Staines, a rough gruff bric-a-brac stallholder in Portobello Market with a dangerous obsession for all things Joycean. JJ Staines brings to life the events and people around Joyce in 1904, and tells the story of a man caught between being earth-bound in his father's world or taking flight with the woman he loves. | |||||
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Judas of the Gallarus | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26293 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | The Civil War is near its end and deserter Jock McPeak from Glasgow wants to get out of Ireland. IRA man Duv brings him to Paddo's Gallarus, a clifftop stone cell, to hide while waiting for a boat to take him home. But is there any boat? Jock's night of waiting takes a significant turn with the visit of Noreen, a local schoolteacher. A night of tragi-comic passion unravels, as Jock is plunged into a mask of deceit, seduction, intrigue and betrayal. | |||||
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Mamie Sighs | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
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| 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 | #26294 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | In a forgotten room in Dublin, Mamie looks back at the mixed-up dreams and dances of a lifetime. | |||||
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Operation Easter | ||
| 1st Produced: | Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Calypso 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 | #54297 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | dives straight into current debates about the legitimacy and legacy of the 1916 Easter Rising. O'Kelly creates a sophisticated and engaging historical narrative that underlines the humanity, fallibility and idealism of the Rising leaders Connolly, Clarke, Pearse and Plunkett. Attempts to draw the story into the present, and to highlight the role of women in the Rising. | |||||
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Running Beast | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #93141 | |||
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Genre: | Monologue play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Michael Holohan | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone looks back over his battles over Tudor rule in Ireland. | |||||
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Silicon Sweethearts | ||
| 1st Produced: | Focus Theatre, Dublin | 1984 | ||||
Company: | Blade 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 | #26295 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Based on an actual incident, Silicon Sweethearts charts the effects of the sudden departure of a US multinational from Ireland. The action takes place in Ireland in 1981. | |||||
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Trickledown Town | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
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| 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 | #26296 | |||
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: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Trickledown Town is the story of what happens to Dublin man Seamus Devitt when he takes up his post as World Bank representative in Kingston, Jamaica. He hasn't reckoned on Angela Crook, a Jamaican woman who runs a community clinic in a West Kingston shanty town. Angela is desperate to keep her clinic open. Desperate enough to take extraordinary measures to force Seamus to see and experience the world struggle that exists a stone's throw from his luxury hotel suite. Also involved in the web of intrigue is Miller Boyson, a young Jamaican brought up in London, who works as a security man - the only growth industry in many debtor countries. And then there's Maureen, the hot shot American PR woman drafted in by the World Bank to counter "activist-led" opposition to its policies. The four become embroiled in a flamboyant thriller set in the cut-throat world of World Bank/IMF imposed cutbacks in debt strangled Jamaica. | |||||
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Vive La | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 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 | #93142 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
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Notes: | Music by Trevor Knight | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on a true story. In 1798 a Frenchman walks into the little village of Nual in Ireland. He claims that he has escaped from a prisoner of war camp in England. He earns the nickname Vive La because he constantly calls out "Vive La Revolution". But is he all he says he is? | |||||
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