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This Piece of Earth

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Richard Dormer
Synopsis

A love story set in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim during the Great Famine of the 1800s
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Female

1
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

18 April 2007
Producer

Produced by Ransom Productions
Original Venue

Old Museum Arts Centre

Original Cast
John	Lalor Roddy
Priest	Richard Dormer
Maeve	Pauline Goldsmith

Production Team
Director	Rachel O'Riordan
Set Designer	Diego Pitarch
Lighting Designer	James Whiteside
Project Manager	Catherine McNally
Production Manager	Ashley Smyth
Deputy Stage Manager	Lisa-Marie Cooke
Assistant Stage Manager	Melanie Carmichael
Administrator	Margaret Fisher
Original Poetry	Robert Anthony Welch
Irish Translation	Robert Anthony Welch

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd
Address

2 St Charles Place
London W10 6EG
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 8964 8811
Website

www.judydaish.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd
Address

2 St Charles Place
London W10 6EG
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 8964 8811
Website

www.judydaish.com

Source Of Information

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

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