(L-R): Nora Relihan, Margaret Dillon and Kay Healy. Original setting by Frank Sanquest. Produced by the Southern Theatre Group. Performed at the Father Mathew Hall. Image no 00182.
Nora Relihan played Mena in the original Listowel Amateur Drama Group production of 'Sive'. This production won the all Ireland drama award at the Athlone Drama Festival in 1959. When the play was produced by the Southern Theatre Group in June 1959, Nora Relihan was asked to reprise her role. Eibhlis MacSweeney later replaced Nora Relihan in the role of Mena until the end of the production. This production played in Fr Mathew Hall for 6 weeks, then travelled to the Olympia to play for 4 weeks before touring Munster. Image no 00059.
