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The Unicorn from The Stars

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    William Butler Yeats  Lady Gregory 

  • Synopsis

    A youth has visions which eventually bring him into conflict with the Crown. He goes into a trance and experiences heavenly visions until two policemen arrive to arrest him. A clash ensues and the youth is shot and killed.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    6

  • Cast Size Female

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Martin Hearne Frank Fay
Biddy Lally Máire O'Neill (1)
Thomas Hearne Arthur Sinclair
Paudeen J M Kerrigan
Andrew Hearne J A O'Rourke
Johnny Bacach W.G. Fay
Nanny Brigid O'Dempsey
Father John Ernest Vaughan

PUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Title

    The Collected Plays of W.B. Yeats

  • Year

    1960

  • Published By

    Macmillan and Co.

  • Address

    London
    England

  • ISBN

    978-0684857237

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RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Copyright Expired

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