OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Olwen Fouéré
Michel Abbécassis
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Adapted / Translated From
Roddy Doyle
Author Notes
A French language adaptation of the novels 'The Woman who Walked into Doors' and 'Paula Spencer' by Roddy Doyle.
Setting
A one-woman show based on the popular novels by Roddy Doyle, 'Paula Spencer: La Femme Qui Se Cognait Dans Les Portes' tells the story of a woman's long struggle with alcoholism and domestic abuse. She battles, she survives, she tells the audience her long and difficult personal story.
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Play Type
Adaptation/Translation
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Female
1
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
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Date of First Production
07 January 2009
Production Notes
Performed in French with English surtitles.
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Producer
Produced by Théâtre de l’Éveil
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Original Venue
Project Arts Centre
Irish Premiere Notes
A Franco-Irish collaboration commissioned as part of the cultural programme to celebrate France's presidency of the EU. First performed in the Théâtre de la Tempête in Paris on the 16th September 2008.
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