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Martin Assassin of his Wife

A Deaf Opera for Theatre

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Gavin Quinn Stephen Walsh
Synopsis

Set in a mortuary at a time of the Plague, Martin Assassin of his Wife is a black comedy of murder and revenge based on the true story of a man who murders his wife because she moved the mustard pot.
Play Type

Physical/Devised Theatre

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

2
Female

3
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

05 April 1994
Producer

Produced by Pan Pan
Original Venue

Project Arts Centre

Original Cast
Martin	Rod Chichignoud
Eva	Jean O'Reilly
The Apprentice	Elizabeth Connolly
Victor	Senan Dunne
Elizabeth	Yvon McDevitt

Production Team
Director	Gavin Quinn
Set Designer	Aedín Cosgrove
Set Designer	Nicola Lane
Lighting Designer	Aedín Cosgrove
Costume Designer	Eileen Curran
Costume Designer	Dot Daly
Music by	Adam Orpen Lynch

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Pan Pan
Address

Curved Sreet
Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Co. Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 633 4493
Email

info@panpantheatre.com
Website

panpantheatre.com

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Pan Pan
Address

Curved Sreet
Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Co. Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 633 4493
Email

info@panpantheatre.com
Website

panpantheatre.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original promotional flyer.

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