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The Stone Pickers

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Peter Gowen 

  • Synopsis

    Stonepickers charts the anger and the helpless violence of five men, all casual labourers, as the tenuous relationships they have developed collapse and they struggle to reform, until finally they discover a brief dignity in the sameness of their lot.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    6

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    03 October 1988

  • Producer

    Produced by The Actors Company

  • Original Venue


  • Venue Notes

    First performed at the Mansion House, Dublin.

Original Cast  
Whacker Frankie McCafferty
Willy Mal Whyte
Gerry Tom Lawlor (2)
Mick Stuart Dunne
Seamus Jon Kenny
Anthony Frank Smith
Production Team  
Director John O'Brien (1)
Designer Bairbre Murray
Lighting Designer Colm O'Driscoll
Fight Director Sean Lawlor
Stage Manager Ruth-Blandina Quinn

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Lisa Richards Agency

  • Address

    108 Upper Leeson Street
    Dublin 4
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 637 5000

  • Email

    info@lisarichards.ie

  • Website

    www.lisarichards.ie

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from the 1988 Dublin Theatre Festival programme.