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OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Hugh Leonard 

  • Synopsis

    It is 1957 and the Noone family is moving into a new house in Dublin. Presiding over the event is the Removals Man, who steps in and out of the action to explain the characters and their stories. The second half of the play is set in 1987 and the same family, no older than before, is moving into an even better house, their new relationships reflecting the revolutions that have taken place in family life in the intervening years.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    9

  • Cast Notes

    Cross casting is necessary. See original production for details.

Original Production

Original Cast  
John Turvey John Kavanagh (1)
Coleen/Ingrid Marion O'Dwyer
Madeleine Antoine Byrne
Removals Man Des Cave
Tom Noone John Olohan
Removals Man Assistant Gerry McCann
Ellie Noone Anita Reeves
Mary Quirke Maureen Potter
Karl/Carlos Luke Griffin
Production Team  
Director Joe Dowling
Designer Frank Conway
Lighting Trevor Dawson
Costume Designer Joanna Taylor
Sound Dave O'Brien (2)
Director's Assistant Leslie Lalor
Design Assistant Bairbre Murray
Design Assistant Karen Weavers
Stage Director Finola Eustace
Technical Stage Manager John Andrews
Stage Manager Collette Morris
Deputy Stage Manager Gerry Doyle
Assistant Stage Manager Catriona Behan
Props Master Stephen Molloy
Scenic Artist Angie Benner
Wardrobe Supervisor Anne Cave
Wardrobe Assistant Vicky Miller
Assistant Scenic Artist Lian Callaghan
Assistant Scenic Artist Marie-Clare Boothman
Chief Electrician Tony Wakefield
Chief Electrician Paul Noble
Chief Electrician Mick Doyle (2)
PR Gerry Lundberg
PR Mary Hyland
PR Assistant Lucy McKeever
Photography Tom Lawlor (1)
Carpenter Mark Darley
Carpenter Peter Rose
Carpenter Martin Hayes
Carpenter John Kavanagh (3)

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

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  • Rights Type

    All Rights

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Source Of Information

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