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Austin Clarke

AUSTIN CLARKE  (1896 - 1974)

 Nationality:    Irish
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Literary Agent:    Dardis Clarke, 21 Pleasant Street, Dublin 8

Austin Clarke (May 9, 1896March 19, 1974) is known as a poet, a playwright, a broadcaster and a novelist. In the later part of his life his work became better known principally through the support given by Liam Miller and the Dolmen Press in publishing his Collected Plays (1963) and later single plays, and volumes of poems, culminating in his Collected Poems (1974). His work as a reviewer was ceaseless, and during his life he wrote over 1,500 reviews, assessing over 5,000 books, but it must be as one of twentieth century Irelands most important poets that he is best known.

Research:    http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=8653

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         As the Crow Flies         Bis In Nocte         Black Fast         Flame, The         Frenzy Of Sweeny, The         Hungry Demon, The         Impuritans, The         Kiss, The         Liberty Lane         Moment Next To Nothing, The         Plot Is Ready, The         Plot Succeeds, The         Second Kiss, The         Silent Lover, The         Sister Eucharia         Son Of Learning, The         St Patrick's Purgatory         Student From Salamanca, The         Third Kiss, The         Viscount Of Blarney, The         Visitation, The

As the Crow Flies

As the Crow Flies
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1st Produced:
Rasio eieann    06 Feb 1942

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1st Published:
Bridge press, Dublin; Williams and Norgate, London, 1943
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
lyric play for the air

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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Bis In Nocte

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unpublished   -

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Genre:
a Medieval Comedy in Three Scenes

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Black Fast

Black Fast
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1st Published:
Orwell press, Dublin, 1941
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
one act poetic farce

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Flame, The

Flame, The
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1st Produced:
School of Speech Training and Drama, Edinburgh    Jun 1932

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1st Published:
Allen and Unwin, London, 1930
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Frenzy Of Sweeny, The

Frenzy Of Sweeny, The
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Genre:
lyrical play

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Hungry Demon, The

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Notes:
another version of the Son of Learning

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unpublished   -

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Impuritans, The

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1st Published:
Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1973   -

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Kiss, The

Kiss, The
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Notes:
after the French of theodore de Banville

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1st Published:
in the Viscount of Blarney and other Plays, Bridge Press, Dublin; William and Norgate, London, 1944
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
light comedy in one act

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Liberty Lane

Liberty Lane
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1st Published:
Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1978
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
two act play of Dublin with Prologue

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Moment Next To Nothing, The

Synopsis:
about the struggle between two gods over a goddess.

Notes:
Based on part of A medieval Irish Tale, 'altram Tige Da Medar'

1st Produced:
Players Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin    Jan 1958

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1st Published:
in Collected Plays by Austin Clarke, Dolman Press, 1963   -

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Genre:
full length play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Plot Is Ready, The

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1st Published:
in the Viscount of Blarney and other Plays, Bridge Press, Dublin; William and Norgate, London, 1944
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   -

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Plot Succeeds, The

Synopsis:
about Mannanaun MacLir, the Sea God and the effect he has on the lives he touches

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1st Produced:
Peacock Theatre, Dublin    Oct 1943

Organisations:
Lyric Theatre Company

1st Published:
Bridge Press, Dublin, 1953   -

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Genre:
poetic pantomime

Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Second Kiss, The

Second Kiss, The
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1st Published:
Bridge Press, Dublin; William and Norgate, London, 1946
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
one act light comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Silent Lover, The

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1st Published:
Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1968   -

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Genre:
interlude

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Sister Eucharia

Synopsis:
about a devout nun who hears voices from purgatory

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Organisations:
Longford Productions

1st Published:
Orwell Press, Dublin; Williams and Norgate, London, 1939   -

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Genre:
one act lyrical play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Son Of Learning, The

Son Of Learning, The
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1st Produced:
Cambridge Festival theatre    Oct 1927

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1st Published:
Allen and Unwin, London, 1927
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

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Genre:
3 act poetic comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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St Patrick's Purgatory

St Patrick's Purgatory
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Notes:
freely Adapted from the Drama of Calderon

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Student From Salamanca, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Two Interludes, Adapted from Cervantes

1st Produced:
Lantern Theatre, Dublin    Dec 1966

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1968   -

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Genre:
interlude

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Third Kiss, The

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1st Published:
Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1976   -

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Genre:
comedy in One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Viscount Of Blarney, The

Viscount Of Blarney, The
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1st Published:
in the Viscount of Blarney and other Plays, Bridge Press, Dublin; William and Norgate, London, 1944
Selected plays of Austin Clarke, Colin Smythe Limited, 2005   0-86140-208-1

Music:
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Genre:
one act play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Visitation, The

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1st Published:
in Irish University Review, IV, 1, Spring 1974, pp 74-90   -

Music:
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