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The Absence of Women

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Owen McCafferty 

  • Setting

    A homeless hostel in London, the present day.

  • Synopsis

    Gerry and Iggy face the ends of their lives in a London hostel. As they drift from present concerns – the funeral of an old drinking partner, the relative sizes of their swollen livers, tube routes, street names, God and the lure of Belfast – to remembering ghosts from long ago, we catch a poignant glimpse of what might have been.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    3

  • Cast Size Female

    1

Original Production

Original Cast  
Iggy Ian McElhinney
Gerry Karl Johnson
John Conor MacNeill
Dotty Alice O'Connor
Production Team  
Director Rachel O'Riordan
Lighting Designer James Whiteside
Sound Designer Ivan Birthistle
Sound Designer Vincent Doherty
Fight Director Allan Martin
Production Manager Marianne Crosslé
Stage Manager Laura McCabe
Technical Stage Manager Allan McGuinness
Deputy Stage Manager Cara McGimpsey
Assistant Stage Manager Georgie Ross
Set & Costume Designer Stuart Marshall
Set Construction Jim Carson
Scenic Artist Anna Donovan
Wardrobe Supervisor Diana Ennis
Wardrobe Mistress Melanie Carmichael
Voice Coach Peter Ballance

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    The Agency

  • Address

    24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
    London W11 4LZ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7727 1346

  • Email

    info@theagency.co.uk

  • Website

    www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

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