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A Loud Bang on June the First

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Wesley Burrowes
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Female

1
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

01 February 1970
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Presented on the Abbey Stage.

Original Cast
Commoner	Des Cave
Queen Porphyria	Angela Newman
King Solomon	Philip O'Flynn

Production Team
Director	Vincent Dowling
Designer	Barrie Cooke
Lighting Designer	Leslie Scott
Sound	Terry Gallivan
Musical Director	Chris Bowers-Broadbent
Mask Design	Pat MacMahon
Stage Director	Adam Durley
Stage Manager	Tommy Woods
Assistant Stage Manager	Michael Clarke (3)
Production Assistant	Olwen O'Herlihy
Set Painter	Brian Collins
Wardrobe	Josephine Lovell
Wardrobe	Lily Norton
Costume Construction	Josephine Lovell
Music performed by	Joachim Wellind
Music performed by	Robert Moloney

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Wesley Burrowes
Address

Landsdowne,
Church Road, Bray
Co Wicklow
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 1 2868796

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Wesley Burrowes
Address

Landsdowne,
Church Road, Bray
Co Wicklow
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 1 2868796

Source Of Information

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

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