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Don't Tell The Wife

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sam Cree 

  • Setting

    The action of the play takes place in the living room of the Willis home in Belfast.

  • Synopsis

    A comedy in which Mrs. Willis' convinction that her husband, a plumber, is chasing other women, leads to misunderstandings.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    8

Original Production

Original Cast
Bobbie Willis J.J. Murphy
Edna Willis Doreen Hepburn
Basil Carrington Maurice O'Callaghan
Cyril Lindsay Mark Mulholland
Georgette Yvonne Adams
Eric Tweedy Charles Armstrong
Isobel Tate Eleanor Tinto
Hilda Smiley Maxine O'Reilly
Production Team
Assistant Staging Elizabeth Stephens
Assistant Staging Maxine O'Reilly
Decor by John C. Burke
Production by Hubert R. Wilmot
Stage Director John C. Burke
Scenic Construction Paddy O'Hare
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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Professional

  • Contact

    Richard Mills

  • Address

    258 Belvoir Drive,
    Belfast
    BT8 7DU
    Northern Ireland

  • Phone

    +44 (0)78 08583175

  • Email

    rmills5588@aol.com

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Amateur

  • Contact

    Drama League of Ireland

  • Address

    Mill Theatre
    Dundrum Town Centre
    Dundrum, Dublin 16
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)1 2969343

  • Email

    office@dli.ie

  • Website

    www.dli.ie

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.