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Roger Casement

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Roger McHugh 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Alfred Noyes 

  • Author Notes

    An adaptation of Noyes' book 'The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement (1957).

  • Synopsis

    A play dealing with the events in Roger Casement's life, from his knighthood in 1911 to his execution for high treason in 1916.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    16

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

  • Date of First Production

    03 March 1958

  • Producer

    Produced by Cyril Cusack Productions

  • Original Venue

    Theatre Royal

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    This production was staged to mark the grand re-opening of the Theatre Royal in the first week of March 1958. It transferred to the Gaiety in Dublin the following week, with some minor cast changes.

Original Cast  
Sir Roger Casement Cyril Cusack
Capt. Von Haughwitz John Molloy
Civil Servant David Basil-Gill
First Warder Paul Farrell
Chaplain Milo O'Shea
Richard Morten Gerard Healy
Gertrude Bannister Maureen Cusack
Colonel Berry Charles McSheery
Waiter Patrick Stephens
John Morgan Claude Jones
Mrs. Morten Ginette Waddell
F.E. Smith Emerton Court
Waitress Christine O'Dea
Colonel Edward Lexy
Lieutenant Monteith Laurence Elyan
Capt. Nodolmy Charles Vance
Civil Servant Peter Murray
Butler G.H. Moore
Second Warder G.H. Moore
Production Team  
Director Gerard Healy
Settings by Liam Miller
Production Manager Harry Webster
Stage Director Maureen Roche
Assistant Stage Director Betty Long
Stage Manager Tom Jones
Wardrobe Mistress Eileen Long
Chief Electrician Harry Morrison
Secretary Denise Browne

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

RIGHTS INFORMATION

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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