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Fred and Jane

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sebastian Barry 

  • Setting

    A room in a convent in Ireland in 1996.

  • Synopsis

    Fred and Jane explores the deep and sustaining friendship between two nuns, Anna and Beatrice, over many years and through the particular difficulties of religious life. The play illustrates the small fragments of life both in and out of the convent in 20th-century Ireland.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    2

Original Production

Original Cast  
Anna Nagle Mary McEvoy
Beatrice Dunne Colette Proctor
Production Team  
Director Caroline FitzGerald
Designer Emma Cullen
Producer Kelly Campbell
Lighting Moyra D'Arcy
Stage Manager Elizabeth Bracken
Photography Kelly Campbell

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Independent Talent Group

  • Address

    40 Whitfield Street
    London W1T 2RH
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7636 6565

  • Website

    www.independenttalent.com

Source Of Information

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