The Breadman (play)
The Bread Man is a 1990 play by the Irish playwright Frank McGuinness.
Synopsis
The Bread Man is set in Donegal in 1970. It follows a man, Sinner Courtney who is coming to terms with the death of his father who delivered bread.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=30213|title=Irish Playography|last=|first=|date=|website=www.irishplayography.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-01}}
Production history
The play premiered at the Gate Theatre on October 2, 1990. The production was directed by Andy Hinds and designed by Francis O'Connor.
In 2019 the Alingham Arts Festival commissioned a new production of the play directed by Keith Robinson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allinghamfestival.com/full-programme/2019/11/6/frank-mc-guinnesss-the-bread-man-preview-performance|title='The Bread Man' by Frank Mc Guinness (Preview)|website=Allingham Festival|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-01}}
Casting History
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Character |
| Eddie Rodgers
|Brendan Ellis |Sean McLoone |
| George Crilly
|Terence McEneaney |
| Simon Breslin
|Robert Taylor |Diarmuid McInerney |
| Susan Crilly
|Anna Healy |Roisin Lee-Fox |
| Niall Wilmot
|John Bergin |Niall McKee |
| Florence Courtney
|Susan Fitzgerald |Emer McShea |
| The Sinner Courtney
|Michael McMullin |
| Tommy Courtney
|Conor Carney |
| Rose Kiely
|Pat Leavy |Ailis McIntyre |
| James Kiely
|Michael Gormley |Mark Kirby |
| Dan Courtney
|Hugh O'Conor |Ronan Drummond |
| Pat Courtney
|Maureen O'Brien |Farah Bogle |
| Albert Casey
|Eamon Rohan |Ken Monaghan |