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Stop the Tempo

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Paul Meade
Adapted / Translated From

Gianina Carbunariu
Synopsis

'Stop the Tempo' shows us what hedonistic twenty-somethings in impoverished, grey Bucharest get up to to pass the time.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

1
Female

2
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

12 September 2005
Production Notes
The second play in Focus Theatre's Eastern European Season. Also presented as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.
Producer

Produced by Focus Theatre
Original Venue

Focus Theatre

Original Cast
Rolando	Niall Power (1)
Paula	Maura Duffy
Maria	Elaine Jordan

Production Team
Director	Joe Devlin
Assistant Director	Joe Roch

Published Scripts

Title

East of Eden: New Romanian Plays edited by Andrei Marinescu
Year

2005
Published By

Carysfort Press
Address

58 Woodfield, Scholarstown Road
Rathfarnham
Dublin 16
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 493 7383
Email

info@carysfortpress.com
Website

www.carysfortpress.com
ISBN

1-904505-15-5

Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Focus Theatre
Address

6 Pembroke Place
off Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland

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