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A Cry From Heaven

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Vincent Woods 

  • Synopsis

    A version of one of the great tragedies of Irish myth, the Sons of Usna and star-crossed lovers Deirdre and Naoise.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    14

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Fergus Denis Conway
Deirdre Kelly Campbell
Ness Olwen Fouéré
Ensemble Peter Gaynor
Ainle Peter Gaynor
Conor Ciarán Taylor
Cathach Barry McGovern
Felim Bosco Hogan
Red Branch Knight Shane Gately
Leabharcham Gabrielle Reidy
Ensemble Charlie Kranz
Black Bull Charlie Kranz
Ensemble Tony McKenna
White Bull Tony McKenna
Ardán Aidan Turner
Ensemble Aidan Turner
Naoise Alan Turkington
Production Team  
Director Olivier Py
Designer Pierre-André Weitz
Set Abbey Theatre Workshop
Lighting Designer Olivier Py
Costumes Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound Cormac Carroll
Stage Director John Stapleton
Assistant Stage Director Stephen Dempsey
Dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke
Graphic Design Red Dog Design
Photography Ros Kavanagh
Rehearsal Photography Tom Lawlor (1)
Marketing Janice McAdam
Publicity Gerry Lundberg
Voice Coach Andrea Ainsworth

PUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Title

    A Cry From Heaven

  • Year

    2005

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

    Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
    London SW1V 1EJ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413775399

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RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Vincent Woods

  • Email

    vwoods@eircom.net

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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