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Vesuvius Theatre Company

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Description

Vesuvius Theatre Company produced contemporary plays about substantial social and political issues and performed them to the people they concerned. The company's aims were to withdraw the barriers, physical and psychological, between audience and players and to explore the relationship between theatre and film. The company ceased operations in 2002.

New Irish Plays Produced By Vesuvius Theatre Company

Play Title	Playwright
Fontamara	Vincent Woods Ignazio Silone An adaptation of the Italian novel by Ignazio Silone.
Green	Anthony Goulding
Mother Courage And Her Children	Joe O'Byrne Bertolt Brecht A translation of the original play by Bertolt Brecht.
Tell Tales	Anthony Goulding

Premiered In 2023

The Loved Ones

Freefalling

Curvy Figures

Country and Irish

Ghosts

Premiered on this day

Harder Faster More

Premiered 10 Sep 2015

Playwright
Tracy Martin
Company
Red Bear Productions

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Irish Theatre Institute
Registered Office: 17 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 F293
Tel: +353 1 670 4906

Registered Charity Number: CHY 20847
Company Registration Number: 338199
VAT Number : IE6358199D