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Never the Time and the Place

A Little Comedy in One Act

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Lennox Robinson 

  • Setting

    Mrs. Mooney's sittingroom somewhere in the centre part of Dublin Time - the Present

  • Synopsis

    A comedy about an inner-city Dublin fortune-teller, who has no psychic ability but more than makes up for it with a good deal of matchmaking nous.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    1

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Mrs. Fitzsimons Eileen Crowe
Roderigo Callanan Arthur Shields
Mrs. Sheep Sara Allgood
Mrs. Mooney Maureen Delany
Production Team  
Producer Lennox Robinson
Musical Director Dr. J.F. Larchet
Produced by Michael J. Dolan
Stage Manager F J McCormick

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Abbey Theatre Archive

  • Address

    Abbey and Peacock Theatres
    26 Lower Abbey Street
    Dublin 1
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    00 353 1 887 2200

  • Email

    info@abbeytheatre.ie

  • Website

    www.abbeytheatre.ie

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings of the time.