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A Girl is a Half-formed Thing

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Annie Ryan 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Eimear McBride

  • Author Notes

    Adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name.
  • Synopsis

    A Girl is a Half-formed Thing follows the inner narrative of a girl from the womb to the age of twenty with vivid intensity and originality. This is a character of astonishing resilience and intelligence; someone determined to make sense of things amidst the crushing Catholicism and poverty of her Irish childhood.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

Original Cast  
Performer Aoife Duffin
Production Team  
Director Annie Ryan
Set Designer Lian Bell
Lighting Designer Sinead Wallace
Producer Lucy Ryan
Costume Designer Katie Crowley
Music and Sound by Mel Mercier
Percussion Mel Mercier
Assistant Director Eoghan Carrick
Production Manager Lisa Mahony
Stage Manager Danny Erskine
Production Assistant Rachel Bergin
Sound Engineer Alexis Nealon
Production Photography Fiona Morgan
Chief LX Kevin Smith
Cello Kate Ellis
Flugelhorn/Trumpet Viv Johnston

Published Scripts

  • Title

    A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing: adapted for the stage by Annie Ryan

  • Year

    2015

  • Published By

    Faber and Faber

  • Address

    74-77 Great Russell Street
    London WC1B 3DA
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7465 0045

  • Email

    contact@faber.co.uk

  • Website

    www.faber.co.uk

  • ISBN

    978-0571325795

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Catrin Evans, The Wylie Agency (UK) Ltd.

  • Address

    17 Bedford Square
    London WC1B 3JA
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0)20 7908 5900

  • Email

    mail@wylieagency.co.uk

  • Website

    www.wylieagency.com

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    Adaptation rights

  • Contact

    The Corn Exchange

  • Address

    15 Harcourt Terrace
    Dublin 2
    Co. Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Email

    info@cornexchange.ie

  • Website

    www.cornexchange.ie

Source Of Information

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