Faustus Kelly
Sub Title
A play in three acts by Myles na gCopaleen
AUTHOR
Flann O'Brien
Setting
The chamber of an Urban Council. The lining room of Mrs Crockett's House, six weeks later; and the same, a week later.
Synopsis
A comic parodying of the Faust legend in which the chairman of an Urban Council makes a pact in order to secure advancement and become a TD.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
Full-Length
Cast Size Male
8
Cast Size Female
2
Date of First Production
25 January 1943
Production
Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
ORIGINAL VENUE
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Production Team
Produced byFrank Dermody
Scripts & Rights Information
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Source of Information
The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.
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