April in Assagh Sub Title Or, Cat and Nine Tails, a Light Comedy AUTHOR Joseph Tomelty Setting An April day in Assagh, a small fishing village in Co. Down. Synopsis Around the village pump in the small fishing port of Assagh, a group of its citizens regularly gather to discuss the affairs of the day. As the play develops, two excitements preturb their serenity: the disappearance of a ginger cat belonging to old lady Lucinda, and the apparent disappearance of the local water supply. Is something strange happening in Assagh? PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 6 Cast Size Female 6 Date of First Production 13 December 1954 Production Produced by Ulster Group Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE Grand Opera House Original Cast Lucinda Elizabeth Begley Miss Duff Irene Bingham Harry Boal ('Stalin') J.G. Devlin Tommy McFettridge ('Majesty') James Ellis Sammy Martin Kathleen Feenan Ruby Catherine Gibson Rosena Jean Lundy George Killops ('Pope') R.H. MacCandless Sofia Elizabeth McKeown Jimmy Magee ('Drop O'Tay') Maurice O'Callaghan Davey McGreevy Joseph Tomelty Seth Mulligan John F. Tyrone Production Team Set Designer Joan Hulton Produced by J.R. Mageean Stage Manager Dan Fitzpatrick Assistant Stage Manager Joan Keenan Set Construction Gerald Batty Set Painter Joan Hulton 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