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Playwright

Bill Morrison
Synopsis

Dan has come home to Ireland to clear out the family house. His father is long dead and his mother has gone into a home. As he opens up boxes and cases, memories come flooding out. His struggle to free himself from the past is impeded by the ghosts of his parents as his teenage daughter Kate tries to discard her own history and start afresh.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Female

3
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

15 February 1996
Producer

Produced by Lyric Theatre
Original Venue

Lyric Theatre

Original Cast
Father	Sean Caffrey
Dan	John Keegan
Mary	Eleanor Methven
Mother	Valerie Lilley
Mac	Walter McMonagle
Kate	Flora Montgomery

Production Team
Director	Robin Midgley
Designer	Stuart Marshall
Lighting Designer	Wallace McDowell
Costumes	Anne Whittaker
Production Manager	Wallace McDowell
Stage Manager	Ruth Gogarty
Technical Stage Manager	John Riddell
Deputy Stage Manager	Eibhlin de Barra
Deputy Technical Stage Manager	James C. McFetridge
Deputy Stage Manager	David McFetridge
Assistant Stage Manager	Simon Bird (1)
Set Construction	Jim Carson
Wardrobe Supervisor	Anne Whittaker
Wardrobe Assistant	Jeanette Parkes

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
Address

Paddock Suite, The Courtyard
55 Charterhouse Street
London EC1M 6HA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7253 6226
Email

abr@alanbrodie.com
Website

www.alanbrodie.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
Address

Paddock Suite, The Courtyard
55 Charterhouse Street
London EC1M 6HA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7253 6226
Email

abr@alanbrodie.com
Website

www.alanbrodie.com

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from contemporary press cuttings.

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