© Ros Kavanagh, production photograph from Improbable Frequency, with (L-R), Declan Conlon, Cathy White, Rory Nolan
OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Arthur Riordan Bell Helicopter
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Author Notes
A musical with Book and Lyrics by Arthur Riordan, and Musical Composition and Sound Design by Bell Helicopter.
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Setting
Dublin, 1941.
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Synopsis
It's 1941. Europe is at war and espionage is the front line. As the rest of the world gets on with the small matter of the Second World War, Dublin's lights burn flagrantly and Europe's intellectual elite has come to play. But suspicious messages on a radio requests-show have drawn the attention of M15 and a diffident young code-breaker is dispatched to Dublin to determine which side neutral Ireland is really on. Encounters with John Betjeman, Myles na gCopaleen and nuclear physics complicate his mission, but our hero soon realises that more is at stake than the honour of chaste local girl, Philomena O'Shea. Improbable Frequency is a musical satire that lifts the lid on Ireland's beloved neutrality and cuts to the heart of the tempestuous affair with our nearest neighbour.
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Play Type
Musical Theatre
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
Cast size
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Male
7
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Female
2
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Total
9
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Cast Notes
Cast Doubling is possible. Members of the cast also play various minor roles.