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The Monday Play

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The Manchester Enthusiasts
Two plays for radio by JOHN ARDEN and MARGARETTA D'ARCY
Part 1: In 1831 John Scott Vandeleur, owner of a 618-acre estate in County
Clare, enlisted the help of E. T. Craig , inventor, socialist and Co-operative Enthusiast, to establish the first agricultural commune in Ireland. These two plays trace the extraordinary story of that revolutionary experiment.
Musical director
TONY MCAULEY
Technical presentation TIM STURGEON
Directed by ROBERT COOPER BBC Manchester
(Part 2: next Mon 8.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Arden
Unknown:
John Scott
Unknown:
E. T. Craig
Unknown:
Tony McAuley
Directed By:
Robert Cooper
Liam Frawley:
Stephen Rea
Mary Craig:
Judith Barker
Edward Craig:
Christian Rodska
John Vandeleur:
Alan Rickman
Molony:
Denys Hawthorne
Priest:
Alan Barry
Pegeen:
Brenda Fricker
Hastings:
Sean Barrett
Peter Jo:
P G Stephens
Mrs Vandeleur:
Maggie McCarthy
Her daughter:
Helen Atkinson Wood
Mrs O'Halloran:
Pauline Delany
Brendan O'Halloran:
Ciaran Hinds
Colm O'Halloran:
John Quinn
Ruari:
Alan Devlin
Raisin:
Fiona Victory
Annie/singer:
Marcella O'Riordan
Doyle:
Harry Webster
Mrs Murphy:
Marjorie Hogan
Hickey:
Mark Lambert
Mrs Foley:
Kate Binchy
Source: Radio Times

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