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A Little Like Paradise

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Niall Williams
Synopsis

The play deals with the battered hopes and dreams of the people living in a quiet Clare village. Their lives are transformed by a succession of miracles, mishaps and bizarre events which, in the end, that second chances are possible and bring their dreams back to life.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

3
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

08 February 1995
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes

Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Jay Feeney	Brendan Conroy
Mary McInerney	Fionnuala Murphy
Cissy Reidy	Máire Hastings
Fr. Francis McInerney	Des Nealon
Marty McInerney	Vincent McCabe
Kay Breen	Fedelma Cullen
Mick Maguire	John Olohan

Production Team
Director	Brian Brady
Designer	Jamie Vartan
Lighting Designer	Tony Wakefield
Costumes	Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound	Dave Nolan
Design Co-ordinator	Karen Weavers
Stage Director	Collette Morris
Assistant Stage Manager	Carrie Rooney
Set Construction	Abbey Theatre Workshop
Backdrop	Jack Kerwin
Graphic Design	Irish Theatre Publications
Photography	Amelia Stein

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

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Source Of Information

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