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Cell

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Paula Meehan 

  • Synopsis

    Three women of different ages from Dublin's inner city are imprisoned together for drug offences. They have made a world of sorts for themselves, one with its own desperate rules and conventions. But their world within a world collapses when an apparently naive woman, found guilty of murder, is sent to share their cell.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    4

  • Cast Notes

    A recorded voice is also required.

Original Production

Original Cast  
Alice Kane Joan Sheehy
Delores Roche Eithne McGuinness
Martha Casey Barbara Bergin
Lila Byrne Laura Brennan
Voice Lisa Tierney-Keogh
Production Team  
Director Garrett Keogh
Designer Robert Ballagh
Lighting Designer Paul Keogan
Costume Designer Marie Tierney
Sound Designer Ray Duffy
Production Manager Marie Tierney
Stage Manager Paula Tierney
Assistant Stage Manager Conor Mullan

Published Scripts

Rights Information

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script. Additional information was supplied by Calypso Productions.