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The King of Spain's Daughter

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Teresa Deevy
Synopsis

Annie Kinsella is a dreamer who has difficulty separating reality from her imagination. Her harsh father snaps when she's late bringing him his dinner and presents her with an ultimatum: marry Jim Harris, a miserly, jealous young man or spend five years working in a factory. She accepts the former, but runs away in dread of a loveless marriage.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Female

2
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

29 April 1935
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Jim Harris	Cyril Cusack
Annie Kinsella	Ria Mooney
Mrs. Marks	Ann Clery
Peter Kinsella	John Stephenson (1)
Roddy Mann	J. Winter

Production Team
Produced by	Fred Johnson

Published Scripts

Title

Selected Plays of Irish Playwright Teresa Deevy, 1894-1963 edited by Eibhear Walshe
Year

2003
Published By

Mellen Press
Address

Mellen House, Unit 17 Llambed Business Park
Ceredigion
Wales
Phone

01570-423-356
Email

iwilliams@mellenpress.com
Website

www.mellenpress.com
ISBN

0-7734-6635-5
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Jacqueline Deevy
Address

Republic of Ireland
Email

jacqui.deevy@hse.ie

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script and from press cuttings.

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