Down the Heather Glen Sub Title An exaggerated comedy AUTHOR Joseph Tomelty Setting The action takes place on an island somewhere around the Northern seaboard of Ireland. Synopsis A satire in which the inhabitants of a remote island off the coast of Northern Ireland, while dealing with a local landlowner, unknowningly welcome Lucifer as a visitor amongst them. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 8 Cast Size Female 3 Date of First Production 13 October 1953 Production Produced by Belfast Arts Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE Belfast Arts Theatre Original Cast Dick Derek Bailey Hugh McMaster Ian Cowan Mr. McMaster Ian P. Coyle Sebina Ida Franklin Harry David Gamble Tom Michael Hanley Rebecca Susan Lyde Mr. Bain Derek Neill Gerald Terence Pim Rosie Lillian Stevenson A Professor of Folklore Hubert R. Wilmot Production Team Assistant Staging Ian Cowan Assistant Staging Susan Lyde Staging John C. Burke Decor by J. Kenneth Jamison Lighting Hubert R. Wilmot Costumes Isa G. Kelly Production by Hubert R. Wilmot Set Construction John C. Burke Business Manager Dorothy M. Wilmot CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, from the original production programme and from the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Printer friendly version