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Rise up lovely Sweeney

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Tom MacIntyre
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

3
Total

8

Original Production

Date of First Production

09 September 1985
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Performer	Bríd Ní Neachtain
Performer	Michèle Forbes
Performer	Tom Hickey
Performer	Joan O'Hara
Performer	Dermod Moore
Performer	Conal Kearney
Performer	Vincent O'Neill
Performer	William Kennedy (2)

Production Team
Director	Patrick Mason
Designer	Bronwen Casson
Lighting	Tony Wakefield
Sound	Jim Colgan
Design Assistant	Marcella Riordan (2)
Design Assistant	Marie O'Driscoll
Production Manager	John Costigan
Stage Director	Ailish McBride
Stage Manager	John Kells
Assistant Stage Manager	Linda Collins
Props Master	Stephen Molloy
Set Construction	Peter Rose
Wardrobe Supervisor	Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant	Rita Sweeney
Wardrobe Assistant	Lily Norton
Wardrobe Assistant	Joanna Hehir
Prop Maker	Bairbre Murray
Photography	Fergus Bourke

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Jonathan Williams Literary Agency
Address

1 Urban Villas, Tivoli Terrace North
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 280 3482

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Jonathan Williams Literary Agency
Address

1 Urban Villas, Tivoli Terrace North
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 280 3482

Source Of Information

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

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