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Poster for The Rising of the Moon

Lady Gregory 1852–1932

The Rising of the Moon

Comedy-drama in one act · 1907

  • EN Recorded in English
  • ~13 min
  • 4 characters, 138 lines
  • ~46 MB

On a moonlit quay, a police sergeant watches for an escaped rebel with a hundred pounds on his head. A ragged ballad-singer keeps him company and, song by song, the sergeant finds out which side his heart is really on.

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The voices from the app, exactly as you hear them in rehearsal.

Characters

  • Sergeantan older police sergeant, keeping watch on the quay
  • Mana ragged ballad-singer, who calls himself Jimmy Walsh
  • Policeman Xa young constable
  • Policeman Ba young constable, with the lantern