Bannister's Cafe AUTHOR Harry Sinton Gibson Notes The cast and character lists for this entry are drawn from reviews of the premiere production. As such, cast size details should be taken as approximate. Synopsis When Bannister's cafe is established by the diplomatic son of a hard-headed father who is rather set in his ways, two proposals of marriage result. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 5 Cast Size Female 3 Date of First Production 1 February 1949 Production Produced by Ulster Group Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE Group Theatre Original Cast Unspecified Character(s) Elizabeth Begley Unspecified Character(s) Sheila Crawford Unspecified Character(s) Margaret D'Arcy John Bannister R.H. MacCandless Walter Bannister Patrick Magee Peter Dunnigan Jack O'Malley Unspecified Character(s) Joseph Tomelty Unspecified Character(s) James Young Production Team Producer Harold Goldblatt CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, and the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Printer friendly version