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The Other Side

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Michelle Read 

  • Author Notes

    Co-created with Tara Derrington and Natalie Stringer.

  • Synopsis

    Two women are held prisoner in an unidentified country, for unstated reasons. Both the characters and half the audience are sparated by a dividing wall. Dervla, an Irish woman, is searching for her identical twin sister who went missing when she was eight; Kate, an English photographer, has no memory of life before she arrived at her adopted parents' house at about he same age. As the days progress the two women learn more about each other, and begin to wonder if they have more in common than they thought.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    2

Original Production

Original Cast  
Kate Natalie Stringer
Dervla Sile Nic Chonaonaigh
Production Team  
Director Tara Derrington
Set Designer Marie Tierney
Lighting Designer Kevin Smith
Production Manager Audrey King
Assistant Stage Manager Wallis Murphy-Munn
Assistant Stage Manager Karen Quigley
Lighting Operator Wallis Murphy-Munn
Sound Operator Karen Quigley
Set Construction Maura Daly
Scenic Artist Elaine McDevitt
Photography Ros Kavanagh
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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Living Space Theatre (formerly READCO)

  • Address

    57 Southgate Apartments
    Cork Street
    Dublin 8
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)87 649 3444

  • Email

    michellehelenread@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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