Fairy Tales of New York

Summary

1961 Granada Television production for ITV of Fairy Tales of New York by J. P. Donleavy.

Theatre play

Fairy Tales of New York by J. P. Donleavy (1926-) [more information]

Play synopsis

Irish-American Donleavy picks up on three critical moments in the life of Cornelius Christian which, together, constitute a wittily observed comment on the Manhattan scene.

Production history

Published in 1961, the year in which it was performed in London. The London production ended two months before the 1961 Granada production of the play was transmitted by ITV.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 6 June 1961

Time

9.35-11.05pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director

Graham Evans

Playwright

J. P. Donleavy (1926-)

Designer

William Brodie

Cast

Irvin Allen	Second Stevedore
James Cairncross	Norman Vine
Ted Carson	First Stevedore
Judith Conrow	Charlotte Graves
Vivienne Drummond	Miss Kelly
Michael Forrest	Third Stevedore
Susan Forrester	Helen’s Body
Alan Gifford	Stephen Mott
Cynthia Michaels	Elaine Musk
Lionel Murton	Fritz
Francis Napier	Customs Man
Milo O’Shea	Charlie
Robert Stephens	Cornelius Christian
Harry Towb	Howard How

Additional details

Play tags

America, as theme or setting; American drama; comedy; Irish drama

Audiovisual sources

Title

Fairy Tales of New York (ITV, 1961)

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 2 June 1961 (Magazine)

Linking notes

brief mention, p. 5, column 1; article, p. 14; listing, p. 27