The Plough and the Stars

Elaine recently lent her voice to the role of Nora in the BBC 3 radio play entitled The Plough and the Stars, which aired on Sunday 4th December @ 8:30pm.

Sean O’Casey’s classic play set in the midst of the Easter Rising of 1916. The impact of events is viewed through the eyes of ordinary people inhabiting a Dublin tenement. O’Casey’s masterpiece paints a vivid portrait of a city and a nation in turmoil.

The Plough and the Stars is the second in a three-part series of classic plays chosen for Drama on 3 by the playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwame also introduces this new production of the play.

The cast includes:

NORA ….. Elaine Cassidy
JACK ….. Padraic Delaney
BESSIE ….. Gabrielle Reidy
FLUTHER ….. Finbar Lynch
PETER ….. Stephen Hogan
THE COVEY ….. Jonathan Forbes
MRS GOGAN ….. Fiona Clarke
MOLLSER ….. Rebecca Gleeson
ROSIE ….. Jane McGrath
CAPT BRENNAN ….. Matthew McNulty
LIEUT. LANGAN ….. Sam Smith

Musical Director ….. Conrad Nelson

 

The Plough and the Stars is available on BBC iPlayer until 10.42pm on Sunday 11th December 2011. Please note, the play may not be available for listening in your country. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Special thanks to member Pavita for letting us know about the play.

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3 Responses to “The Plough and the Stars”

  1. Lou says:
    December 9th, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Ooo interesting. I didn’t know this was being aired. will have a listen. Glad elaine is keeping busy. Can’t wait to see what she might be in next :0)

  2. janey lee says:
    December 13th, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    i could not listen this ,is there anyone who has download this video?

  3. anouk says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    missed it :(

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