Listen at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017ss4b
Sean O'Casey's classic play set in the midst of the Easter Rising of 1916. The impact of events is viewed through the eyes of ordinary people inhabiting a Dublin tenement. O'Casey's masterpiece paints a vivid portrait of a city and a nation in turmoil.
The Plough and the Stars was chosen for Drama on 3 by the playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwame also introduces this new production of the play.
Musical Director ….. Conrad Nelson.
Credits
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Role
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Contributor
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Actor |
Sean O'Casey
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Nora
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Elaine Cassidy
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Jack
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Padraic Delaney
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Bessie
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Gabrielle Reidy
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Fluther
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Finbar Lynch
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Peter
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Stephen Hogan
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The Covey
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Jonathan Forbes
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Mrs Gogan
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Fiona Clarke
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Mollser
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Rebecca Gleeson
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Rosie
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Jane McGrath
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Capt Brennan
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Matthew McNulty
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Lieut. Langan
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Sam Smith
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Director |
Nadia Molinari
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