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Walter Macken

WALTER MACKEN  (1915 - 1967)

 Nationality:    Irish
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Macken was born in Galway. Served as artisic director of the Abbey from 1966

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below is a list of Walter Macken's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Home Is The Hero         Look In The Looking Glass         Mungo's Mansion         Twilight Of A Warrior         Vacant Possession         Voices Of Doolin, The

Home Is The Hero

Synopsis:
The jailbird returns home - reformed. But soon reverts back to character to the disgust of his family

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Queen's Theatre, Dublin    1952

Organisations:
abbey Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Look In The Looking Glass

Synopsis:
The playwright returns home to the village following the Dublin sucess of his play all goes well until the inhabitants dicover the plot is based on themselves.

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1st Produced:
Queen's Theatre, Dublin    1958

Organisations:
abbey Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Mungo's Mansion

Synopsis:
Choices, some welcome and some not, as a tenenement family in Galaway determine whether to move to a new corporation house in Shantalla

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
abbey Theatre

1st Published:
Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1964   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play of Galway Life in Three acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Twilight Of A Warrior

Synopsis:
IRa leader finds peacetime difficult with his authoritarian instincts. Climaxes with his fall from grace following family preasure

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Queen's Theatre, Dublin    1955

Organisations:
abbey Theatre

1st Published:
Macmillan, London (1956)   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Vacant Possession

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1st Published:
Macmillan, London 1948   -

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Voices Of Doolin, The

Synopsis:
Plagued by alcholism and voices in his head, man is eventually abandoned by his family leaving him to be looked after by his daughter and two old faithful workers.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival    1960

Organisations:
Cyril CUSAck Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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