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The Will And The Way

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Michael Joseph (M.J.) Molloy 

  • Setting

    Set in the committee room behind the stage of a dance-hall in the 1950's.

  • Synopsis

    Set in North County Galway. When the owner of the local dance hall dies and leaves the business to his son, who in turn tries to hand it on to his miserly cousin, the dance hall's three employees, in an effort to keep their jobs, do all in their power to keep the business run as it always had been.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    8

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Kieron White T.P. McKenna
Local Youth Peadar Lamb
Local Youth Derry Power
Nick Solan Ray McAnally
Bridie Devoy Angela Newman
Jack Doocey Harry Brogan
Fowler Flynn Edward Golden
Peter Solan Geoff Golden
Lanty Quinlan Philip O'Flynn
Sal Cawley Brid Lynch
Production Team  
Settings by Michael O'Herlihy
Produced by Ria Mooney
Stage Manager Sean Mooney(2)

RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Colin Smythe Ltd.

  • Address

    P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
    Buckinghamshire
    SL9 8XA
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0) 1753 886000

  • Email

    cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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