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Brighton

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Jim Nolan 

  • Setting

    A Nursing Home in Hammersmith and a hospital in Brighton, the present day.

  • Synopsis

    Set in the Sisters of Calvary Nursing Home in London, Brighton follows elderly Irishwoman, Fulham FC supporter and ‘Terror of the Third Floor’, Lily Thompson on her last great adventure. Sustained by her daily pilgrimage to the shopping mall at Hammersmith Tube station and the friendship of Care Assistant and passionate Arsenal fan, Dave, the arrival of a new resident, celebrated actor, Jack Dunhill, brings them all unexpected challenges and new horizons.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    3

Original Production

Original Cast
Jack Mark Lambert
Lily Gillian Hanna
Dave Andrew Macklin
Production Team
Director Ben Barnes
Lighting Designer John Comiskey
Sound Designer Mark Graham (1)
Executive Producer Kevin O'Shea
Executive Producer Caroline Senior
Technical Manager Steve Neale
Production Manager Sile Penkert
Stage Manager Elizabeth Howard
Assistant Stage Manager Clair Walsh
Sound Technician Ian White
Set & Costume Designer Joe Vanek
Set Construction Podium Construction
Set Painter Valerie Stone
Wardrobe Mistress Clair Walsh
Stage Crew Lisa Walsh
Stage Crew James Power
Lighting Technician Richard Collins
Lighting Technician Paul Browne
Graphic Design Antidote Design
Photography Patrick Browne (1)
Casting Siobhán Bracke
Hair & Make-Up Mary Coppinger

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Gallery Press

  • Address

    Loughcrew
    Oldcastle
    Co. Meath
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)49 8541779

  • Email

    books@gallerypress.com

  • Website

    www.gallerypress.com

Source Of Information

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