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Juno and the Paycock

Summary
BBC production of Seán O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock.
Theatre play
Juno and the Paycock by Seán O’Casey (1880-1964) [more information]
Date of transmission
Sunday 17 March 1957
Time
8.30pm
Series
Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
John Jacobs
Playwright
Seán O’Casey (1880-1964)
Adaptor of Script
Eric Crozier (1914-1994)
Designer
Lawrence [Laurence] Broadhouse
Cast
Larry BurnsFurniture Removal Man
Jack CunninghamPoliceman
J. G. Devlin'Needle’ Nugent
Donal DonnellyJohnny Boyle
Kitty FitzgeraldNeighbour
Patrick MageeIrregular
Anna ManahanMrs Maisie Madigan
Peggy MarshallJuno Boyle
Robert [Bob] MooneyIrregular
Eileen O’DonnellNeighbour
Desmond PerryFurniture Removal Man
Joan PhillipsMary Boyle
Noel Purcell'Joxer’ Daly
Liam Redmond'Captain’ Jack Boyle
William SherwoodPoliceman
Kevin StoneyCharles Bentham
Shela WardMrs Tancred
Jerome WillisJerry Devine

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
IRA (Irish Republican Army); Irish drama; Republic of Ireland, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title
BBC Television: Juno and the Paycock (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 18 March 1957, p. 12
Title
Juno and the Paycock: Too-solemn version (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Manchester Guardian, 18 March 1957, p. 4
Title
Radio Times, 15 March 1957 (Magazine)
Linking notes
pp. 7 (article) and 13 (listing)

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