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Hollywood Valhalla

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Aidan Harney 

  • Setting

    Hollywood, 1985.

  • Synopsis

    Rock Hudson, a faded screen legend, struggles to keep his private life out of the spotlight as he secretly comes to terms with a devastating new illness. As his closest friends desert him and the media glare becomes blinding, an unlikely friendship grows between Rock and his fitness instructor, Toby. Faced by a society steeped in paranoia and ignorance, will the haunting memories from Rock’s unresolved past prompt him into one final act of selfless courage?

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    2

Original Production

Original Cast  
Toby Stewart Roche
Rock Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Production Team  
Director Joe Devlin
Set Designer Martin Cahill
Lighting Colm Maher
Costumes Nadia Pfeiffer
Sound David Gillespie
PR Zoetrope
Programme Design Andrea Scott
Photography Karl McAuley

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Aidan Harney

  • Address

    c/o PurpleHeart
    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Email

    purpleheart.theatre@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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