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Peter O'Shaughnessy

PETER O'SHAUGHNESSY  (1923 - )

 Nationality:    Australian
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the picture of Peter O'Shaughnessy is displayed by kind permission of National Library of Australia's collection, ref http://nlA.gov.au/nlA.pic-an13228577. As an actor, director and producer for the stage, Peter O'Shaughnessy has presented the work. Peter O'Shaughnessy was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1923. He made a name for himself as actor after moving to Britain in the 1950s, working for a time with the Bristol Old Vic, the Oxford Playhouse and the BBC Radio Repertory Company.As a director, he directed the Irish premieres of Beckett's 'Footfalls' and 'Not I' for the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1978. His play 'The Fabulous Journey of Mac Con Glin', co-written with Cork poet Anthony Blinco, won the Best Play award at the 1981 festival. Peter O'Shaughnessy spent a number of years performing Shakespeare recitals all around the world in association with the British Council. He currently lives in England.

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 Bunyip, The - or Mumba Jumba And the Bunyip         Fabulous Journey of Mac Con Glin, The

Bunyip, The - or Mumba Jumba And the Bunyip

Synopsis:
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Notes:
songs And music by Valerie Fawcett; lyrics by Barry Humphries

1st Produced:
Saint Peters Hall, Melbourne, VIC    27 Dec 1957

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.Austlit.edu.au >>>,   -

Music:
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Genre:
Bush musical for children, 3 acts

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/30137

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Fabulous Journey of Mac Con Glin, The

Synopsis:
the story of how Mac Con Glin came to two feasts and how, with the help of the wizard doctor, he cured the King of Munster of the demon of gluttony.

Notes:
written by Peter O'Shaughnessy And Anthony Blinco. Won the Irish Times Dublin theatre Festival play competition of 1981.

1st Produced:
John Player Theatre, Dublin    1981

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Music:
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Genre:
Youth Audience

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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