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High Rise Surprise

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Fergus Fay
Setting

The 7th floor of a high rise block of Corporation flats in Dublin. Time: the present (1985).
Notes

For ages 8-13.
Play Type

Theatre for Young Audiences

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

2
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

February 1985
Producer

Produced by Pooka Children's Theatre
Original Venue

The Damer Hall/An Damer

Original Cast
Bonzo	Declan Finn
Byrner	Stuart Dunne
Mrs Byrne	Yvonne Quinn
Gabby	Paul Keeley
Mrs Lynch	Valerie Keogh
Bill Doyle (the ringmaster)	Paid Murray
Jacko (his assistant)	Stephen Holland

Production Team
Director	Áine Ó Drisceoil (Anne O'Driscoll)
Set Designer	Robert Lane
Set Designer	Fergus Fay
Costume Designer	Grainne Keeley
Set Painter	Kathy Kenny
Set Painter	Marese Hegarty
Set Painter	Ruth O'Rourke
Lighting Designer	Áine Ó Drisceoil (Anne O'Driscoll)
Circus Coach	Joe O'Donnell
Circus Coach	Tony Thursby
Stage Manager	Stephen Holland
Stage Manager	Valerie Keogh

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Fergus Fay
Address

Republic of Ireland
Email

fergusfay1@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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

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