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My Name is Saoirse

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Eva O'Connor 

  • Setting

    Limerick, 1987.

  • Synopsis

    Johnny Logan has just won the Eurovision, mobile phones are about to be invented, and in Limerick, Saoirse O'Brien is sick of her best friend calling her a frigid. Soon after agreeing to a night of drinking with the lads in Wilson's pub, she discovers her pregnancy, and is forced to set out on a journey that leads her miles away from home, and the carefree adolescence she knew.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    14 February 2014

  • Producer

    Produced by Sunday’s Child

  • Venue Notes

    Performed in Discover 21, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Original Cast
Performer Eva O'Connor
Production Team
Director Hildegard Ryan
Designer David Doyle
Music by Daniel Cummins

Published Scripts

  • Title

    My Name Is Saoirse

  • Year

    2015

  • Published By

    Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

  • Address

    50 Bedford Square
    London
    WC1B 3DP
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0)20 7631 5600

  • Website

    www.bloomsbury.com

  • ISBN

    978-1474286138

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