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The Bachelor of Kilkish

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Myles Breen
Synopsis

This is the story of a small town barber in the mid-west seaside resort of Kilkish. Over the course of one summer the arrival of a young man leads him to question secrets that ultimately define his life, and now threaten to change it forever.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

2
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

12 June 2014
Producer

Produced by Bottom Dog Theatre Company
Original Venue

Lime Tree Theatre

Original Cast
Eugene	Brendan Conroy
Aggie	Deirdre Monaghan
Pat	Pascal Scott
Mike	Cillian Ó Gairbhí
Jacinta	Clare Monnelly
Ian	Stephen Tadgh

Production Team
Director	Liam O'Brien
Set Designer	Gerry Lombard
Lighting Designer	Pius McGrath
Costume Designer	Sharon Kiely
Sound Designer	Conor O'Donovan
Fight Director	Ciaran O'Grady
Composer	Stephen Ryan
Project Manager	Kieran O'Brien
Production Manager	Mike Burke
Stage Manager	Amy Burke
Set Construction	Ger Wallace
Set Construction	Colin Bartley
Set Painter	Gerard Burke
Poster and Programme Design	Niall O'Shea
Poster Photography	Cormac Byrne
Rehearsal Photography	Ian Collins

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

c/o Myles Breen
Address

22 Henry Street Mews
Limerick
Co. Limerick
Republic of Ireland
Phone

Liam at +353 (0)87 6129642
Email

bottomdogtheatre@gmail.com
Website

www.bottomdogtheatre.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

c/o Myles Breen
Address

22 Henry Street Mews
Limerick
Co. Limerick
Republic of Ireland
Phone

Liam at +353 (0)87 6129642
Email

bottomdogtheatre@gmail.com
Website

www.bottomdogtheatre.com

Source Of Information

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

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