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Pól Twyning

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Pádraig Ó hAirt 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    George Shiels

  • Author Notes

    Aistriúchán ar 'Paul Twyning'(1922). Níl d'eolas faoin údar againn ach an t-ainm cleite 'Pádraig Ó hAirt'.
  • Setting

    Teach faoin tuath ag tús na fichiú haoise.

  • Synopsis

    Set in a country house somewhere in Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century. Its thin plot is based on the doings of a rascally plasterer, a hard-faced miser, his two sons –one a fool the other a knave – and the cuteness of a returned lady 'Yank'.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Notes

    Níor aimsíodh clár don léiriú seo agus mar sin níl eolas faoin bhfoireann ar fáil.

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    30 March 1959

  • Producer

    Produced by Aisteoirí Ghaoth Dobhair In association with An Damer

  • Original Venue

    The Damer Hall/An Damer

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    Tá seans ann gur léiríodh an dráma seo go háitiúil i nGaoth Dobhair sular cuireadh ar stáitse é sa Damer.

Original Cast  
Ball den Fhoireann Aodh Ó Dubhgáin
Yank Áine Nic Giolla Bhríde
Ball den Fhoireann Máire Nic Giolla Easpaig
Ball den Fhoireann Eoin Ó Dubhgáin
Ball den Fhoireann Tomás Mac Giolla Bhríde
Pól Twyning Niall Ó Dubhaigh
Ball den Fhoireann Éamonn Mac Giolla Easbuic
An Mac Dúr Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
Ball den Fhoireann Máire Ní Cholla
Ball den Fhoireann Éamonn Mac Pháidín
Production Team  
Director Tomás Mac Giolla Bhríde
Set Pádraig Ó Maonaigh

Unpublished Scripts

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