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Nannie's Night Out

A Comedy in One Act

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sean O'Casey 

  • Setting

    Tenement Dublin in the 1920s

  • Synopsis

    A poor tenement-dweller gets drunk on methylated spirits, hitting the town and leaving chaos and confusion in her wake.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    10

  • Cast Size Female

    3

Original Production

Original Cast  
Oul Jimmy Michael J. Dolan
A Young Girl Eileen Crowe
Mrs. Polly Pender Maureen Delaney
A Ballad Singer F J McCormick
Crowd Sean Barlow
Oul Johnny Barry Fitzgerald
A Young Man Arthur Shields
Irish Nannie Sara Allgood
Oul Joe Gabriel J. Fallon
Crowd F. Ellis
Crowd W. O'Hara
Crowd M. Judge
Robert Gerald Breen
Production Team  
Produced by Michael J. Dolan

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Nannie Geht Aus: Sean O'Casey ; aus dem Englischen von Maik Hamburger und Adolf Dresen.

  • Year

    1972

  • Published By

    Publisher not found

  • Address

    England

  • Title

    Best Short Play of the World Theatre/ edited with an introduction and preface to the plays by Stanley Richards

  • Year

    1968

  • Published By

    Publisher not found

  • Address

    England

  • ISBN

    978-0517503195

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  • Title

    Feathers From a Green Crow, Sean O'Casey 1905-1925/ Edited by Robert Hogan

  • Year

    1962

  • Published By

    Publisher not found

  • Address

    England

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Estate of Sean O'Casey: Macnaughton Lord Representation

  • Address

    44 South Molton Street
    London W1K 5RT
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0)20 7499 1411

  • Email

    info@mlrep.com

  • Website

    www.mlrep.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time