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The Gigli Concert

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Tom Murphy 

  • Setting

    Dublin - JPW King's office which is also his living quarters.

  • Synopsis

    J.P.W. King is an Englishman holed up in his Dublin office. He offers his services as a practitioner of 'Dynamatology', an organisation that promises spiritual healing and the ultimate in self-realisation to the wounded soul. But JPW himself is wounded, what with his dependence on vodka, the demands of Mona, his mistress, the unobtainable love of his life, Helen, and the big one: Christ, how is he going to get through today? There is a knock on his door: he has a client, an Irishman who wants to sing like Gigli.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    3

Original Production

Original Cast
J.P.W. King Tom Hickey
Mona Kate Flynn
An Irish Man Godfrey Quigley
Production Team
Director Patrick Mason
Designer Bronwen Casson
Designer Frank Hallinan Flood
Lighting Tony Wakefield
Sound Jim Colgan
Trainee Director Niamh McAnally
Design Assistant Blaithin Sheerin
Design Assistant Denise Olin
Production Manager John Costigan
Stage Director Bill Hay
Stage Director Finola Eustace
Stage Manager John Andrews
Assistant Stage Manager Seamus O'Brien
Props Master Stephen Molloy
Lighting Operator Mick Doyle (2)
Sound Operator Nuala Golden
Set Construction Paddy Rose
Set Assistant Mark Darley
Set Assistant Eamonn Dempsey
Scenic Artist Eddie Doyle(1)
Wardrobe Supervisor Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant Wendy Asher
Photography Fergus Bourke

Published Scripts

  • Title

    The Gigli Concert

  • Year

    2001

  • 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

    0413659305

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  • Title

    Murphy Plays 3

  • Year

    1994

  • 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

    0413683508

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Alexandra Cann Representation

  • Address

    Box 116, 4 Montpelier Street
    London SW7 1EE
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)7796954969

  • Email

    alex@alexandracann.co.uk

Source Of Information

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