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Pits and Perverts

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Micheál Kerrigan
Setting

London, 1980s
Synopsis

Sean leaves Derry at the height of the Troubles. After coming out as a gay man in London he becomes involved with the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners group.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

1
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

03 October 2013
Producer

Produced by Sole Purpose Productions
Original Venue

The Playhouse

Original Cast
Sean	Conor Maguire
Rhys	Patrick Buchanan
Gene	Michael Johnston
David	Jason Davies
Candida	Orla Mullan
Jim	Alex Wilson

Production Team
Director	Patricia Byrne
Set Designer	Stuart Marshall
Lighting Designer	Niall Crannery
Costume Designer	Helen Quigley
Sound Designer	Paul Rooney
Stage Manager	Debbie Caulfield

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Sole Purpose Productions
Address

The Playhouse
5 -7 Artillery Street, BT48 6RG
Co. Derry
Northern Ireland
Phone

+ 44 (0)28 7127 9918
Email

solepurpose@mac.com
Website

www.solepurpose.org

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Sole Purpose Productions
Address

The Playhouse
5 -7 Artillery Street, BT48 6RG
Co. Derry
Northern Ireland
Phone

+ 44 (0)28 7127 9918
Email

solepurpose@mac.com
Website

www.solepurpose.org

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from promotional material with additional information supplied by the company.

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