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Moses' Rock

A Play in Three Acts, by Hugh Hunt and Frank O'Connor

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Hugh Hunt  Frank O'Connor 

  • Setting

    A room off the dining-room of O'Leary's house in Cork.
    Time - December, 1890 - October 1891

  • Synopsis

    The fallout that the Parnell split has on a Cork household is illustrated as young attractive Joan O'Leary is courted by men both for the Parnellite position and against it.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    5

  • Cast Size Female

    6

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Ned Hegarty Cyril Cusack
Kate O'Leary Ann Clery
Jer Coghlan Fred Johnson
Dr. Corney Jackson Liam Redmond
Shuvaun O'Leary Sheila Ward
Nelly Gertrude Quinn
Cady O'Leary W. O'Gorman
Biddy Lally Christine Hayden
Joan O'Leary Shelah Richards
Lieutenant Grant Fortescue P.H. Considine
Sorry O'Sullivan Evelyn MacNiece
Production Team  
Settings by Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Musical Director F.M. May
Produced by Hugh Hunt

PUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Title

    Moses' Rock: A Play in Three Acts by Frank O'Connor and Hugh Hunt

  • Year

    1983

  • Published By

    Catholic University of America Press

  • Address

    USA

  • RRP

    £2.30

  • ISBN

    0813205859

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RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Peters Fraser Dunlop (PFD)

  • Address

    55 New Oxford Street
    London WC1A 1BS
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0)20 7344 1000

  • Email

    info@pfd.co.uk

  • Website

    www.pfd.co.uk

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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