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Ghosts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Mark O'Rowe 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Henrik Ibsen

  • Adapted From Notes

    Adapted from the 1881 original by Henrik Ibsen.

  • Setting

    Norway, 1880s.

  • Synopsis

    After several years abroad, Helena Alving’s son has returned home. He carries with him a terrifying secret. A classic moral thriller in which ideas of love, duty and family are mercilessly put to the test.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    5

Original Production

Original Cast
Regina Engstrand Simone Collins
Jacob Engstrand Lorcan Cranitch
Pastor Manders Declan Conlon
Helena Alving Cathy Belton
Oswald Alving Calam Lynch
Production Team
Director Mark O'Rowe
Set Designer Francis O'Connor
Costume Designer Joan O'Clery
Lighting Designer Sinead McKenna
Sound Designer Aoife Kavanagh
Producer Anne Clarke
Associate Producer Jack Farrell
Marketing Manager Sinead McPhillips
Digital Producer Hugh Farrell
Publicity Sinead O'Doherty
Producer Craig Flaherty
Producing Assistance Clara Purcell
Company Manager Danny Erskine
Production Coordinator Justin Murphy
Marketing Heather Maher
Marketing Muireann Kane
Social Media Manager Jack O'Dea
Publicity Stephen Moloney
Artistic Director Caitríona McLaughlin
Executive Director Mark O'Brien (2)
Production Manager Eamonn Fox
Production Manager Andy Keogh
Stage Manager Brendan Galvin
Assistant Stage Manager Aidan Doheny
Stage Manager Orla Burke
Hair & Make-Up Leonard Daly
Voice Director Andrea Ainsworth
Head of Costume Donna Geraghty
Costume Supervisor Eimear Farrell
Costume Maker Denise Assas
Costume Maker Gillian Carew
Costume Maker Tara Mulvihill
Millinery John Shevlin
Costume Breakdown Sandra Gibney
Props Master Eimer Murphy
Props Supervisor Dylan Farrell
Chief LX Susan Collins
LX Technician Shannon Light
LX Crew David Carpenter
LX Crew Eoin Byrne
LX Crew Adrian Moylan
LX Crew Sean Treacy
Sound Crew Derek Conaghy
Sound Crew Aidah Sama
Scenic Artist Sandra Butler
Scenic Artist Sue Crawford
Dresser Yvonne Kelly
Fight Director Ciaran O'Grady
Stage Crew Pat Dillon
Stage Crew Pat Russell
Stage Crew Philip Hughes
Stage Crew Brian O'Carroll
Stage Crew Pat Talbot
Stage Crew Davy McChrystal
Stage Crew Johnny Finnegan
Transport Trevor Price
Transport Odhran Sherwin
Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Photographer Patricio Cassinoni
Photographer Ste Murray
Photographer Patrick Redmond
Videographer Gansee
Graphic Design Gareth Jones
Graphic Design Studio Aad
Sign Language Interpreter Ali Stewart
Audio Description Mo Harte
Captioning Jen Sinnamon

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

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