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Rat in the Skull

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Ron Hutchinson
Synopsis

Rat in the Skull centres on an interview between an RUC inspector and a Catholic man in London, detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Total

4

Original Production

Date of First Production

31 August 1984
Producer

Produced by The Royal Court Theatre
Original Venue

The Royal Court Theatre

Original Cast
Roche	Colum Convey
Detective Inspector Nelson	Brian Cox
Superintendent Harris	Philip Jackson
PC Naylor	Gary Oldman

Production Team
Director	Max Stafford Clark
Designer	Peter Hartwell
Lighting Designer	Andrew Phillips
Sound Designer	Patrick Bridgeman (2)

Published Scripts

Title

Rat in the Skull
Year

1995
Published By

Methuen
Address

Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EJ
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7798 1600
Website

www.methuen.co.uk
ISBN

978-0413703507
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd
Address

2 St Charles Place
London W10 6EG
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 8964 8811
Website

www.judydaish.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script.

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