“THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY" (A Play in Two Acts) By Brian Friel Photographer Priest Soldiers Judge Police Constable Civil Rights Speaker De. Dodds, Sociologist Michael Lily « Skinner R.TE, Comment Balladeer Accordions Chiron Brigadier Johnson-Hansbery Army Press Oficer Reporters Dr, Winbourne, Forensic Expert Professor Cuppiey, Pathologist, — cast — BRIAN CRUMMY MICK GEELAN FRANKIE BRANNIGAN JIM GRAY MARTIN FORDE EAMONN FLANAGAN. ‘MARTIN FOLEY PADDY DOONEY TOM FLANAGAN SHEILA HORAN ROSEMARY PARSONS BILLY MULVANEY EILY KILGANNON JIM STANLEY NICHOLAS GALLAGHER CORMAC SHERIDAN FERGAL O'BOYLE CONOR, FIONNUALA, CLODAGH, DAMIEN FRANKIE BRANNIGAN ENDA EAMES AINE MEEHAN SHEILA HORAN EAMONN FLANAGAN ENDA FAMES Lighting: Jerry Tabeny, Barry McKinney Sound: Padraig Foran, Brian Crummy Sets: Designed by Ken CordallCryar Built by Chasles Dolan Costumes: Joun Gallagher, Bernadette Forde Stage Management: Bernadette Forde, Jan Cullen, Kathleen Quinn, Aine Meehan Directed by Lionel Gallagher Toe: 1970 PLace: Outside and inside the Guildhall, Dery City, Northern Ireland (Coffe sered during 15-minute interval between Acts I and IL Sligo Drama Ciscle wishes to thank the Norch Western Regional Tourism Organisation and she Bank of Irland Ent for their continued support of Summer These FURNITURE BY C&M ENTERPRISES, TEELING STREET, SLIGO.“THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY", Derry, Northern Ireland, 1970 ‘The inteenational campaign for Civil Righis hos is echoes in that divided ity. Three people flee froma banned march and sheler inthe Mayor's Paflour of the Guildhall, While they eno the Iuxsry of thle refuge rumour takes over ouside ané all the city, the nation and the world focuses on these three ordinary tittens who. are blssfally unaware of thei plight unl they fecome the tengic viens of the situation “The Freedom of the Chi fst opencd atthe Abbey Theatre Dublin, on 20th Febroaes, 1973, anda concurrent production ‘opened atthe Royal Court, London, on 27th February, 1975, BRIAN FRIEL . . ‘was born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone in 1929. He was educated ‘i $f Columba’s College, Derry and Se_Toseph's Training College, Belfast, In I960 he gave up his cater as.a teacher to turn 10 Blsesiona ting abd now hes Co. Bose eer the Des order "Plays by Brian Friel have always béen favoured by Sigo audiences and ia recent seasons Sligo Drama Cirle presented fighly succesful performances of his "Lovers" and "Philadephia, Here I Come ‘Other players by Brian Friel joclude “The Enemy Within’ (4962), The Blind Mice” (1963), “Crystal and Fox” (1958), The Mundy Scheme” (1970), Short story collections are “The Saucer Of Larks” snd "The Gd inthe Sun Printed by The Champion Publcatlons Led, Win Street, Sia —— Sp SLIGO DRAMA CIRCLE SUMMER THEATRE 1976 presents Che Freedom of the City by BRIAN FRIEL in the ‘TOWN HALL, SLIGO At 830 p.m, Admission 60p; Students 30p PROGRAMME