Is the Priest at Home? Sub Title A Play in Three Acts AUTHOR Joseph Tomelty Setting The Priest's house in the small town of Marlfield, in Northern Ireland, a little while after the last war. Synopsis Father Malan is a Catholic priest who returns from Glasgow to the small town of Marlfield, where he is greeted by parishioners and non-parishioners alike wanting to give and receive comfort, advice, and tittle-tattle. Despite the challenges this presents, Father Malan successfully navigates his way through sometimes tricky situations using a combination of common sense and thoughtful philosophy. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 7 Cast Size Female 4 Date of First Production 18 May 1954 Production Produced by Ulster Group Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE Group Theatre Original Cast Marona Elizabeth Begley Mrs. Ballafer Irene Bingham Perpetua O'Kane Margaret D'Arcy McLaughlin J.G. Devlin O'Grady Kathleen Feenan Miss Bradeley Kathleen Feenan Father Malan Harold Goldblatt Davy McAlea J.R. Mageean An American Patrick McAlinney McNulty J.J. Murphy Mr. Ballafer Maurice O'Callaghan Production Team Settings by Dan Fitzpatrick Lighting Brian O'Connor General Manager Harold Goldblatt Produced by Harold Goldblatt Stage Manager Dan Fitzpatrick Assistant Stage Manager Joan Keenan Effects Joan Keenan Records and Reproduction W. Erskine Mayne House Manager Maurice O'Callaghan CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play Information for this entry was taken from the published script, from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Printer friendly version