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Fancy Footwork

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Playwright

Miriam Gallagher
Synopsis

Two boxers - the ageing champ Tom and the young challenger Joe - prepare for a fight.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

1
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

28 November 1983
Production Notes

Produced by Elephant Theatre Company.
Original Venue

King's Head Theatre
Irish Premiere Notes

Initally commissioned by Dublin Theatre Festival for performance by Mountjoy Prisoners at Focus Theatre in September, 1983.

Original Cast
Tom	Laurin Kaski
Joe	Adrian Rawlins
Larry	Martin Turner
Billy	Nicolas Jeune
Marguerite	Leila Bertrand

Production Team
Director	Jill Brooke
Designer	Angela Smith
Stage Manager	Keith Pitt

Published Scripts

Title

Fancy Footwork: Selected Plays by Miriam Gallagher
Year

1997
Published By

Society of Irish Playwrights
Address

Republic of Ireland
ISBN

0-9538200 09
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Miriam Gallagher
Address

53 Upper Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh
Dublin 6
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+353 (0)1 497 6880
Email

info@miriamgallagher.ie | gallaghermiriam@eircom.net
Website

www.miriamgallagher.ie

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