Saol i mBás Pháidí Joe AUTHOR Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh Synopsis Páidí Joe comes down the tree of life, completely harmless and innocent. Beitsín takes it on herself to teach him the ways of the world. The River of Flames, the boundary between this world and the otherworld, is beckoning Páidí to cross. Paganism, violence, sex and symbolism are central to the play. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 8 Cast Size Female 4 Date of First Production 6 October 1986 Production Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival ORIGINAL VENUE Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach Original Cast Beitsín Máire Hastings An File Colm Heffernan Búistéir Peadar Lamb Ruairí Gerry McGrath Strainséir Seán Murphy Deisiceá Máire Ní Ghráinne Áirléid Bríd Ní Neachtain Cigire Stáit Máire Ní Néill Seán Glugar Micheál Ó Briain Stoithí Macdara Ó Fátharta Páidí Joe Maurice O'Donoghue Máirtín Joe Taylor (1) Production Team Director Brendan Ellis Set Blaithin Sheerin Lighting Leslie Scott Musician Roger Doyle CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play Printer friendly version