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The Lugnaquilla Gorilla

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Jim Doherty
Play Type

Theatre for Young Audiences

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

3
Total

8
Cast Notes

Four musicians also featured in the original production.

Original Production

Date of First Production

21 December 1983
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Eugene McGuckan	Gerard Walsh
Musician	John Wadham
Musician	Jim Doherty
Nuala Bell	Maeve Germaine
Lugs	Vincent O'Neill
Gerty Maguire	Philip O'Sullivan
Musician	Ronan Guilfoyle
Tilly Buckley	Fiona Mac Anna
Madeleine MacNamara	Barbara Brennan
Tom Patterson	John Olohan
Professor Lance Boyle	Gerard McSorley
Musician	Eamonn Campbell

Production Team
Director	Derek Chapman
Designer	Consolata Boyle
Lighting	Tony Wakefield
Sound	Jim Colgan
Choreographer	Pat Conway
Musical Director	Jim Doherty
Design Assistant	Chisato Yoshimi
Production Manager	John Costigan
Stage Director	Rhona Woodcock
Stage Manager	John Kells
Assistant Stage Manager	Seamus O'Brien
Props Master	Stephen Molloy
Set Construction	Peter Rose
Wardrobe Supervisor	Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant	Lily Norton
Wardrobe Assistant	Joanna Hehir

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Jim Doherty
Email

jimdoherty@iolfree.ie

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Jim Doherty
Email

jimdoherty@iolfree.ie

Source Of Information

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

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