Poor Errand
AUTHOR
Joseph Tomelty
Setting
Stoupe's house in Belfast, April 1941.
Synopsis
During a Second World War air raid on Belfast, sailor Stephen Durnan escapes with an apparent double murder, and lodges in a working-class district suffering the aftermath of the blitz.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
Full-Length
Cast Size Male
5
Cast Size Female
2
Date of First Production
5 April 1943
Production
Produced by Ulster Group Theatre
ORIGINAL VENUE
Group Theatre
Original Cast
Winnie DurnanElizabeth Begley
Air Raid WardenDan Fitzpatrick
Becky MitchellEstie McCormick
Dr. HartwellJohn McDade
James BlakeJack O'Malley
Stephen DurnanJoseph Tomelty
StoupeJohn F. Tyrone
Production Team
Settings byDan Fitzpatrick
ProducerJ.R. Mageean
LightingDan O'Connell (1)
Sound Reproduction and Records byPeter Maybury
General ManagerJoseph Tomelty
Chief ElectricianDan O'Connell (1)
Scripts & Rights Information
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Source of Information
Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme, from press cuttings, and from the Theatre Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
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