Mary Makebelieve, the musical
In 1982, Mary Makebelieve a musical by Fergus and Rosaleen Linehan with original score by Jim Doherty premiered on the Peacock stage. Mary Makebelieve based on James Stephens’ The Charwoman’s Daughter, later that year transferred to the Abbey stage and toured the following year. Here we see Bríd Ní Neachtain stepping out in style.
To learn more about Bríd’s early days at the Abbey Theatre visit Starting Out, a podcast from our Oral History Project.