The Heart’s a Wonder [scenes]

Summary: 1958 BBC presentation of scenes from The Heart’s a Wonder, a musical adaptation by Nuala O’Farrell and Mairin O’Farrell of J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World, televised directly from the Westminster Theatre, London.
Theatre play: The Heart’s a Wonder by Nuala O’Farrell and Mairin O’Farrell [more information]
Play synopsis: A musical adaptation of J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World. The words are from Synge and the airs are taken from Petrie’s collection of traditional Irish folk music.
Production history: Staged at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in August 1958, and possibly elsewhere earlier.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 30 September 1958
Time: 8.45-9.25pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Denis Carey

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Playwright

Mairin O’Farrell

Playwright

Nuala O’Farrell

Writer

J. M. Synge (1871-1909)

Conductor

Sydney Bryans (of orchestra)

Sets / Settings

Micheál Mac Liammóir (1899-1978)

Costumes

Micheál Mac Liammóir (1899-1978)

Cast

Charlie Byrne	Old Mahon
Cora Carolan	an unnamed part
Una Collins	Margaret Flaherty, called Pegeen Mike
Jack Cunningham	Michael James Flaherty
Peter Dix	Jimmy Farrell
Lelia Doolan	an unnamed part
Dermot Kelly	Philly Cullen
Michael Lowey	an unnamed part
Joe Lynch	Christopher Mahon
Brenda MacGuine	an unnamed part
Pat McGuigan	an unnamed part
Ann O’Dwyer	Widow Quin
Milo O’Shea	Shawn Keogh
Charlie Roberts	an unnamed part
Maureen Toal	an unnamed part
Rhona Woodcock	an unnamed part

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