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The Mundy Scheme

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Brian Friel 

  • Synopsis

    In Friel's political satire, the Taoiseach(Prime Minister) F.X. Ryan is at home suffering from the panic attacks, his Minister for Finance returns from Switzerland empty handed, the country is falling asunder and his Foreign Minister is gone AWOL. Mick, the Foreign Minister, who started life as a bookie's clerk, returns with the scheme to save Ireland. The scheme is simple; valuable urban lots worldwide are occupied by useless graves. Mr. Mundy of Texas, makes an offer of $100 per acre for tracts of 'valueless' non-urban land in the West of Ireland, which he sees as the perfect relocation for the dead of the civilised West. There are of course objections from backbenchers but F.X. is complex enough to deal firmly with any challengers.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    11

  • Cast Size Female

    4

Original Production

Original Cast  
Roger Nash Pat Laffan
Dan Mahon Martin Dempsey
Prologue Spoken By Seamus Forde
Mrs. Ryan May Cluskey
Sean O'Grady Clive Geraghty
F.X. Ryan Godfrey Quigley
Neil Boyle Cecil Barror
Owen Maurice Cooney
Charles Hogan Seamus Healy
Pat Toye Ita D'Arcy
Sally Olivia Shanley
Mick Moloney Barry Keegan
Tony Hanlon John Aver
Singer Mary Cooney
Musician Sean Potts
Production Team  
Director Donal Donnelly
Settings by Alpho O'Reilly

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Agency

  • Address

    24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
    London W11 4LZ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7727 1346

  • Email

    info@theagency.co.uk

  • Website

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Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the Stagecast Directory.