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The Loved Ones

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Erica Murray 

  • Setting

    An open plan kitchen: the living space of a renovated farmhouse in West Clare, Ireland. Present day (2023).

  • Synopsis

    In a remote renovated farmhouse, Nell prepares to scatter her son's ashes with her grieving daughter-in-law, Orla, while Cheryl-Ann, a visitor from America, settles in for an idyllic break in the wilds of West Clare. However, their weekend plans will be turned upside down when an unexpected guest, Gabby, arrives looking for shelter, solace and understanding. In this play, a situation as unlikely as it is inevitable will send these four lives reeling, leaving them questioning the true nature of love, loss and birds.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    4

Original Production

Original Cast
Nell Jane Brennan
Gabby Fanta Barrie
Cheryl-Ann Helen Norton
Orla Gráinne Keenan
Production Team
Director Ronan Phelan
Designer Sarah Bacon
Lighting Designer Zia Bergin-Holly
Composer & Sound Designer Tom Lane
Assistant Director Joy Nesbitt
Assistant Costume Designer Toni Bailey
Assistant Sound Designer HK Ní Shioradáin
Assistant Set Designer Chrysi Chatzivasileiou
Production Manager Eamonn Fox
Stage Manager Donna Leonard
Assistant Stage Manager Sarah Purcell
Costume Supervisor Aoife Eustace-Doyle
Hair & Make-Up Sarah McCann
Dresser Sarah Higgins
Artistic Director Lynne Parker
General Manager Gemma Reeves
Producer Sara Cregan
Artistic Director Roisin McBrinn
Executive Director Colm O'Callaghan
Head of Producing Kate Ferris
Associate Producer Michelle King
Producing & Programming Assistant Chloe Ní Mhurchú
Head of Audience & Media Stephen Boylan
Audience & Media Marketing Manager Dara O'Donnell
Publicist Kate Bowe (Bowe Communications)
Head of Production Marty Moore
Head of Costume James McGlynn Seaver

Published Scripts

Rights Information

Source Of Information

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