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Colours - Jane Barry Esq.

Playwright

Jean Binnie
Setting

The play spans 1806 - 1865 and scenes are set in several countries across the world.
Synopsis

Colours - Jane Barry Esq. is based on the true story of a woman who lived her life as a man. Jane Barry took the name of her father, the Irish artist James Barry. She qualified as a doctor in 1812, went into the British Army and travelled the world, fighting in a duel, having affairs and on one occasion finding herself pregnant.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length
Cast Size Male

35
Cast Size Female

6
Cast Notes

Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Cast
Cleote	Robert Bowman
Officer in Jamaica	Vincent O'Neill
Mr. Dynesson	Vincent O'Neill
Officer on Ship	Vincent O'Neill
Miranda	Vincent O'Neill
Officer 1	Vincent O'Neill
Jane Barry	Veronica Quilligan
James Barry	Kevin Flood
Major Sillery	Kevin McHugh
Student 2	Nicholas Grennell
Officer in Ballroom	Nicholas Grennell
Student 1	Robert Bowman
Joseph	Trevor Laird
Commissioner Thomas	Christopher Fitz-Simon
Dr. Weston	Christopher Fitz-Simon
Dr. Hope	Christopher Fitz-Simon
Minnik	Brian McGrath
Surgeon	Brian McGrath
Renshaw	Nicholas Grennell
Leisching	Kevin McHugh
Dr. Munroe	Kevin McHugh
Marie Anne	Muireann Kelly
Frau Minnik	Nuala Hayes
Isobel	Nuala Hayes
Commissioner Bigge	Pat Laffan
Lord David Erskine	Pat Laffan
Dr. O'Connor	Enda Oates
Officer in Ballroom (with stutter)	Enda Oates
Officer 3	Enda Oates
Medical Student	Enda Oates
Tart	Nuala Hayes
John Jobson	Joe Savino
Sir James McGrigor	Peadar Lamb
Dr. Spey	Peadar Lamb
Dr. Thompson	Peadar Lamb
Charles	Bosco Hogan
Sir Richard Plasket	Des Cave
Officer 2	Des Cave
Arthur Wellsley, Duke of Wellington	Des Cave
Renton	Joe Savino
Caroline	Anne Keatings

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.