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The Talk of the Town

Playwright

Emma Donoghue
Setting
Ranelagh, Dublin 1927 and New York from 1949 to the 1960s.
Synopsis
A dramatisation of Maeve Brennan's life as a writer, focusing on her successful rise as a columnist of the 'New Yorker'and her eventual decline.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length
Cast Size Male

5
Cast Size Female

3
Cast Notes
'The Girl' was played by two different children on alternate nights

Date of First Production

27 September 2012
Producer

Produced by HATCH Theatre Company and Landmark Productions and Dublin Theatre Festival
Original Venue

Project Arts Centre

Production Team
Director	Annabelle Comyn
Set Designer	Paul O'Mahony
Producer	Anne Clarke
Lighting	Natasha Chivers
Costume Designer	Peter O'Brien (2)
Choreographer	Liz Roche
Music and Sound by	Philip Stewart
Assistant Director	Maisie Lee
Company Manager	Sara Cregan
Production Manager	Eamonn Fox
Deputy Production Manager	Jakub Sobczak
Stage Director	Clive Welsh
Stage Manager	Sophie Flynn
Lighting Operator	Paul Doran
Set Construction	Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Scenic Artist	Liz Barker
Costume Supervisor	Emily Ní Bhroin
Costume Construction	Nadia Rawi
Chief Electrician	Adam Fitzsimons
Stage Crew	Hugh Roberts
Chaperone	Eleanor White
Tailor	Denis Darcy
Photography	Patrick Redmond
Voice Coach	Andrea Ainsworth
Publicity	Sinead O'Doherty
Publicity	Nik Quaife
Hair & Make-Up	Sharon Ennis

Material for this entry was drawn from the company play programme and reviews.