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The Emergency Session

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Arthur Riordan
Synopsis

The Emergency Sessions is a satirical rap-cabaret featuring Eamon DeValera on such subjects as the liberal agenda and the rural/urban divide.
Play Type

Musical Theatre

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

1
Total

1

Original Production

Date of First Production

05 October 1992
Producer

Produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company
Original Venue

Project Arts Centre

Original Cast
MC Dev	Arthur Riordan

Production Team
Director	Declan Hughes
Producer	Siobhan Bourke
Music by	Hugh Drumm
Music by	Niall O'Sullivan

Unpublished Scripts

Contact

Rough Magic Theatre Company
Address

12 Parliament Street, Temple Bar
Dublin 2
D02 HV 05
Republic of Ireland
Phone

+ 353 (0)1 671 9278
Email

info@roughmagic.ie
Website

www.roughmagic.ie

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 cassette sleeve. Further information was taken from Rough Magic's company files.

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