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The Last of the Hair-Oil Lovers

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Vincent Smith Leonie Cruise
Setting

The action of the play takes place somewhere in suburban Dublin.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Female

2
Total

5

Original Production

Date of First Production

12 May 1980
Production Notes
Produced in association with Macho Productions.
Producer

Produced by Oscar Productions
Original Venue

Eblana Theatre

Original Cast
Jimmy Wales	Ronan Wilmot
Heathcliffe McCarthy	Sean Lawlor
Monica McCarthy	Aileen Hart
Tommy Moloney	Alan Amsby
Samantha O'Reilly	Leonie Cruise

Production Team
Director	Vincent Smith
Set Designer	Brendan Grouse
Lighting Designer	Paddy Scanlon
Stage Director	Eileen Reynolds
Stage Director	Mai McFall

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

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

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