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Forced Upon Us

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Brenda Murphy Christine Poland
Synopsis

Forced Upon Us looks at nationalist antipathy towards the RUC and its roots in the campaign of assassination carried out to terrorise nationalists into accepting partition in Ireland.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

3
Total

8

Original Production

Date of First Production

28 July 1999
Production Notes
A co-production with JustUs Community Theatre.
Producer

Produced by DubbelJoint Theatre Company
Original Venue

Amharclann na Carraige/The Rock Theatre

Original Cast
James Craig	Andrew Downs
Rape Victim	Michelle McCabe
Rapist	Alistair MacAindreasa
Mother	Anne-Marie Meenan
Father	Gerry Doherty
Edward Carson	Kieran Cunningham
Reporter from 'The Observer'	Jim Doran (2)
Woman	Bridie McMahon

Production Team
Director	Pam Brighton
Lighting Designer	Conleth White
Costume Designer	Maureen McGuinness
Sound Designer	Dennis Martin
Design team	West Belfast Artists Collective
Production Manager	Patrick McLaughlin
Stage Manager	Mags Mulvey
Assistant Stage Manager	Margaret Mooney
Production Assistant	Neil Kempton
Crew	Stevie Arthurs
PR	Ned Cohen
Additional Research	Arthur Fegan
Administrator	Maggie McBride
Administrator	Maura Brown
Administrator	Anne Marie Keenan

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

DubbelJoint Theatre Company
Address

Belfast
Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

DubbelJoint Theatre Company
Address

Belfast
Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.

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