Rough for Theatre 1

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Cast

David Kelly ('A') was trained at the renowned Abbey Theatre School, Dublin. He regularly performed in plays by Sean O'Casey, John Millington Synge, Tom Murphy, W B Yeats and Brian Friel. In 1954 he performed in the world première of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fella. More recent theatre work includes the American tour of Synge's Playboy of the Western World, which won him a nomination in Washington for the Helen Hayes Award. His film work includes Mike Newell's Into the West and Jack Gold's Philadelphia Here I Come; his performance in the highly acclaimed Waking Ned won him a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor nomination in the Screen Actors' Guild Awards.

Milo O'Shea ('B') began his career as a boy actor in his native Dublin and later became a regular leading actor and revue artist at the Gate Theatre. His London debut was opposite Dame Sybil Thorndike in Treasure Hunt, directed by Sir John Gielgud. His highly successful Broadway career saw him perform in Dear World, A Touch of Poet and Staircase, which earned him his first nomination for a Tony Award. His second nomination was for his performance in Mass Appeal, which also earned him a Drama League Award and the Outer Critics' Circle Award. Milo's numerous films include Ulysses, Romeo and Juliet, Barbarella, The Butcher Boy and The Verdict.