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In Search of Mr. B

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Brian McAvera
Synopsis

An unconventional and irreverent look at one of Ireland's most iconic writers. Samuel Beckett wakes up in the after-life to find he is challenged by his conscience about his irresponsible behaviour as young man.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Total

2

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 March 2015
Production Notes
Produced by Directions Out Theatre Co.
Original Venue

Civic Theatre

Original Cast
Mr. B	Michael Bates
Dummy	Bryan Murray

Production Team
Director	Joe Devlin
Director	Brian McAvera
Set Designer	Philipa Kavanagh
Lighting Designer	Conleth White
Waist-coat Designer	Caroline Butler
Executive Director	Joe Devlin
Administration Assistant	Sarah Jane O'Neill
Photography	Ste Murray
Music & Sound Designer	Conor Linehan
Marketing	Directions Out Theatre Co.
Outreach Officer	Sinead Hackett
Media Management	Sebastian Stephenson

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

The Sharland Organisation
Address

The Manor House, Manor Street
Raunds
Northamptonshire NN96JW
England
Phone

0044 (0) 1933626600
Email

tso@btconnect.com
Website

www.sharlandorganisation.co.uk

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

The Sharland Organisation
Address

The Manor House, Manor Street
Raunds
Northamptonshire NN96JW
England
Phone

0044 (0) 1933626600
Email

tso@btconnect.com
Website

www.sharlandorganisation.co.uk

Source Of Information

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

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