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Conn and the Conquerors of Space

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Bill Morrison
Play Type

Theatre for Young Audiences

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

2
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

21 December 1977
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Doctor Sax	Niall O'Brien(1)
A Crone	Kate Flynn
Varash	Frank Melia
Conn the Wanderer	Conal Kearney
Princess Apollonia	Fiona Mac Anna
King Conn	Paul Murphy
Auric	Se Phelan

Production Team
Director	Kevin McHugh
Designer	Maebh Browne
Lighting	Tony Wakefield
Sound	Jim Colgan
Production Manager	Brian Collins
Stage Director	Sharon O'Doherty
Stage Manager	John Kells
Assistant Stage Manager	Mairin Mythen
Props Master	Michael Bono
Set Construction	John Kells
Set Construction	Jim O'Neill
Wardrobe Supervisor	Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant	Kitty Casey
Wardrobe Assistant	Margaret Cross
Wardrobe Assistant	Lily Norton

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
Address

Paddock Suite, The Courtyard
55 Charterhouse Street
London EC1M 6HA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7253 6226
Email

abr@alanbrodie.com
Website

www.alanbrodie.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
Address

Paddock Suite, The Courtyard
55 Charterhouse Street
London EC1M 6HA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7253 6226
Email

abr@alanbrodie.com
Website

www.alanbrodie.com

Source Of Information

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

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