Notice: There are currently gaps in the database affecting plays from mid 2023, 2024 and mid 2025 due to a technical issue. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience in the meantime.

Home | About | Contact Us

The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

Plays

Printer Friendly

Solar Bones

© Ste Murray, production photograph from Solar Bones, with Stanley Townsend

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Michael West 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Mike McCormack

  • Adapted From Notes

    Adaptation of Mike McCormack’s 2016 novel of the same name.

  • Setting

    Louisburgh, County Mayo.

  • Notes

    Originally developed by Something Different in association with Mermaid Arts Centre.

  • Synopsis

    Marcus Conway has come home to his kitchen. Everything seems normal, yet he is haunted by the feeling that nothing is quite right. Poring obsessively over the details of his relationships, his world and his work as an engineer brings him closer to an understanding of how the things and people he loves have come together, and how they have and must inevitably come apart. 

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

Original Cast
Marcus Conway Stanley Townsend
Production Team
Director Lynne Parker
Set Designer Zia Bergin-Holly
Lighting Designer Zia Bergin-Holly
Composer Denis Clohessy
Sound Designer Denis Clohessy
Costume Designer Kathy Strachan
Associate Lighting Designer Suzie Cummins
Dialect Coach Gavin O'Donoghue
Production Manager Gary Maguire
Stage Manager Stephanie Ryan
Assistant Stage Manager Nicole Darragh
Set Construction Ger Clancy
Scenic Artist Ger Clancy
Production Image Peter Searle
Production Photography Ste Murray
Producer Aisling O'Brien
Producer Selina O'Reilly
Producer Gemma Reeves

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Solar Bones

  • Year

    2022

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

    Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
    London SW1V 1EJ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    1350372528

  • Purchase From Amazon...

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Rough Magic Theatre Company

  • Address

    12 Parliament Street, Temple Bar
    Dublin 2
    D02 HV 05
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 671 9278

  • Email

    info@roughmagic.ie

  • Website

    www.roughmagic.ie

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Contact

    Ste Murray

  • Email

    hello@ste.ie

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.