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- 1954
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1 file, c. 60 pp
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Typescript with manuscript annotation/stage directions by Carolyn Swift of individual character scripts from The Pike Theatre, Dublin, production of The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan. Character scripts and partial scripts present for:
Act I
1st Young Prisoner (Scholara) (NOTE: this script includes a cardboard page with a drawing by actor David Kelly with a gallows and a noose with the play title - possible draft poster. Also pencil sketch of various people head/shoulders)
Cover page for 'Part of the Medical Orderly'
Cover page of 2nd Young Prisoner (Shaybo)
Act II, Scene 1
Act II, Scene 2
Foolscap size typescript with manuscript title note on top of cover page being "The Lifer - Complete Parts"
Also other assorted draft and partial scripts for unlabelled parts of the play.
Single manuscript page by Carolyn Swift entitled "To Make One Complete Script of The Quare Fellow" and lists what order the acts of the play, with starting points, should be ordered.
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25/11/2024
24/07/2025