Festival The Old Lady Says No! Or Who Wounded Maud McCutcheon? (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | Drama

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Festival

The Old Lady Says No! Or Who Wounded Maud McCutcheon? (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | Drama

Denis Johnston's first play took Dublin by storm and laid the foundation of the worldwide reputation of the Dublin Gate Theatre. It takes place in the mind of an actor who is playing the Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet in a traditional ...See moreDenis Johnston's first play took Dublin by storm and laid the foundation of the worldwide reputation of the Dublin Gate Theatre. It takes place in the mind of an actor who is playing the Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet in a traditional patriotic drama. The actor is knocked unconscious by accident and in his reverie he imagines he is Emmet walking the streets of present-day Dublin, confronting the jarring contrast between the myth of Ireland and modern day reality. Among the populace he encounters latter-day rebels, empty-headed youth, the self-satisfied middle classes, and the statue of the parliamentarian Henry Grattan come to life. Yeats's heroine Cathleen ni Houlihan, the symbol of Ireland, is transformed into a foul-mouthed hag of a flower seller. Emmet finds himself fighting the very people he would redeem. The play parodies the sentimental martyrdoms in Irish literature, and brings in the voices of the great Irish writers who have bequeathed so much to the world's knowledge of itself. Despite its satirical tone the play in the end eloquently presents the revolutionary's cry, "I will take this earth in both my hands and batter it into the semblance of my heart's desire." The director of this TV adaptation missed the point. The whole idea is that Sarah Curran and the Flower Woman are played by the same actor. Written by Rory Johnston See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
John Wood The Speaker / Robert Emmet The Speaker / Robert Emmet See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Marie Kean Flower Woman Flower Woman See fewer	Barry Lyndon (1975)
Finnuala O'Shannon Sarah Curran (as Finuala O'Shannon) Sarah Curran (as Finuala O'Shannon) See fewer	The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
P.G. Stephens First Redcoat / Gen. O'Smith First Redcoat / Gen. O'Smith See fewer	ITV Play of the Week (1955)
Patrick Carter Second Redcoat Second Redcoat See fewer	The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)
Harold Goldblatt Major Sirr / Henry Gratton Major Sirr / Henry Gratton See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Barry Keegan Stagehand / Minister of Arts and Crafts Stagehand / Minister of Arts and Crafts See fewer	The Citadel (1960)
Patrick McAlinney Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Larry Burns Tram Conductor / O'Cooney Tram Conductor / O'Cooney See fewer	Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
John Cowley Blindman Blindman See fewer	The Field (1990)
Sheelagh Cullen Flapper Flapper See fewer	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Kevin McHugh Trinity Medical Trinity Medical See fewer	The Burke Enigma (1978)
Colette Dunne Lizzie Lizzie See fewer	The Saint (1962)
Maggie Fitzgerald Katie Katie See fewer	The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Brian O'Higgins Older Man Older Man See fewer	Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Declan Mulholland Tout Tout See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Donal Donnelly Younger Man Younger Man See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Desmond Jordan Joe Joe See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Bridget McConnell Maeve (as Bridget McConnel) Maeve (as Bridget McConnel) See fewer	Miss Potter (2006)
Kitty Fitzgerald Wife of Minister Wife of Minister See fewer	Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Anita Sharp-Bolster Lady Trimmer (as Anita Sharp Bolster) Lady Trimmer (as Anita Sharp Bolster) See fewer	My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Gerry Duggan O'Mooney O'Mooney See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Derry Power O'Rooney O'Rooney See fewer	Far and Away (1992)