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Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Roddy Doyle 

  • Synopsis

    Loosely inspired by the 1960s film 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', this play takes a light-hearted look at the different reactions within one Irish family to the arrival for dinner of Ben, a Nigerian asylum seeker. In particular the play focuses on Larry Linnane, a man who loves his wife and family and football and dinners swimming in "gravy you could dye your hair with". He considers himself a liberal until his eldest daughter brings home "the black fella".

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    7

  • Cast Notes

    Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

Original Cast  
Larry Linnane Gary Cooke
Tracy Linnane Gary Cooke
Stephanie Linnane Janet Moran
Mona Linnane Barbara Bergin
Laurence Linnane Jnr. Barbara Bergin
Vanessa Linnane Barbara Bergin
Ben Maynard Eziashi
Production Team  
Director Bairbre Ní Chaoimh
Set Designer Robert Ballagh
Lighting Designer Joe Canavan
Producer Maria Fleming
Costume Designer Sinead Cuthbert
Composer Trevor Knight
Assistant Director Mairead McGrath
Production Manager Richard Meagher
Stage Manager Tara Furlong
Stage Manager Niall Connolly
Set Construction Kevin Courtney

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    John Sutton

  • Address

    Building 3, Kilmainham Square
    Kilmainham
    Dublin 8
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)1 708 0204

  • Email

    john@johnsutton.ie

Source Of Information

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