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Black Fast

A Poetic Farce

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Austin Clarke 

  • Setting

    The judgment hall of Connal More, King of Ulster

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    11

  • Cast Size Female

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Blanaid Fairnape Ria Mooney
Connal More of Ulster Michael J. Dolan
Ulster Monk Fred Johnson
Cogitosus Liam Redmond
Manservant Harry Webster
Girl Servant Máirín Ní Shúilleabháin
Lord Bishop Cummian Austin Meldon
Ulster Monk Luke McLoughlin
Ulster Monk Michael Clarke (1)
Munster Monk Francis Foley
Munster Monk Terry Wilson
Production Team  
Director Liam Redmond
Set Designer Michael Clarke (1)
Costume Designer Michael Clarke (1)
Produced by Liam Redmond

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RIGHTS INFORMATION

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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.