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Saint Oscar

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Terry Eagleton
Synopsis

The story of Oscar Wilde, his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas and more importantly his mother Lady 'Speranza' Wilde.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

6
Female

1
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 September 1989
Producer

Produced by Field Day Theatre Company
Venue Notes

First performed at the Guildhall, Derry.

Original Cast
Judge	Jim Queally
Lord Alfred Douglas	Peter Hanly
Jamie	Aidan McCann
Edward Carson	Stanley Townsend
Oscar Wilde	Stephen Rea
Richard Wallace	Seamus Moran
Lady Wilde	Eileen Pollock

Production Team
Director	Trevor Griffiths
Designer	Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer	Christopher Toulmin
Music by	Neil Martin
Music by	Philip Chevron
Musical Director	Neil Martin
Assistant Director	Brian Brady
Design Assistant	Will Hargreaves
Company Manager	Mike Blair
Administration Assistant	Colette Nelis
Deputy Stage Manager	Seamus Shea
Assistant Stage Manager	Bronagh Miskelly
Lighting Operator	Paul Noble
Costume Supervisor	Christine Rowland
PR	Kate Bond
Painting by	Basil Blackshaw
Casting	Hubbard Casting
Administrator	Maureen Loughran

Published Scripts

Title

Saint Oscar and other plays
Year

1997
Published By

Blackwell Publishing
Address

108 Cowley Road
Oxford
England
Phone

+ 44 (0) 1865 791100
Website

www.blackwellpublishing.com
ISBN

0631204539
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

The Lisa Richards Agency
Address

108 Upper Leeson Street
Dublin 4
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 637 5000
Email

info@lisarichards.ie
Website

www.lisarichards.ie

Source Of Information

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

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