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The Going Away Present

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Judith Ryan 

  • Notes

    The Going Away Present was originally produced as a double bill with 'Redser' by Billie Traynor (listed separately) as part of 'Womanly Whims', a season of new plays by female Irish writers presented by Tall Tales Theatre Company.

  • Synopsis

    The Going Away Present is a monologue concerning Paloma whose imagination creates fantastical fairy tales and who reckons that the activities of the old man in the flat upstairs are sabotaging her creativity, stifling her imagination and causing her intense pain and hardship.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Female

    1

Original Production

Original Cast  
Paloma Judith Ryan
Production Team  
Director Maureen Collender

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Tall Tales Theatre Company

  • Address

    c/o Solstice Arts Centre
    Navan
    Co. Meath
    Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Tall Tales Theatre Company

  • Address

    c/o Solstice Arts Centre
    Navan
    Co. Meath
    Republic of Ireland

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.