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Bedazzled

A comic Irish melodrama.

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sylvia Cullen 

  • Setting

    South Wicklow, 1795.

  • Synopsis

    Moody Mangan's betrothed is faced with transportation - unless Moody herself can strike gold, outwit her nemesis and save the day. A raucous tale of love and greed set in the frenzied Wicklow gold rush of 1795.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    11

  • Total

    18

  • Cast Notes

    Actors played multiple roles in the original production.

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    09 September 2004

  • Producer

    Produced by NTC Touring Theatre Company

  • Venue Notes

    First performed at the Alnwick Playhouse, Northumberland.

Original Cast  
Moody Karen Traynor
Justice Grasp Aisling Leyne
Mrs Grasp Aisling Leyne
Neighbour Aisling Leyne
Fight-Seeker Aidan O'Neill
Shenanigan Aidan O'Neill
Willoughby Aidan O'Neill
Ponsonby Pryce Aidan O'Neill
Rumour-seeker Charlie McCarthy
Clamp Charlie McCarthy
Soldier Charlie McCarthy
Panic-seeker Bidi Iredale
Reverend Blythe Bidi Iredale
Nan Tom Bidi Iredale
God-Seeker Karen Traynor
Grealish Karen Traynor
Pius Karen Traynor
Fame-Seeker Aisling Leyne
Production Team  
Director Gillian Hambleton
Designer Cath Young
Music by Jim Kitson
Design team Robyn Flemming
Design team Michelle Huitson
Stage Manager Ben Steppenbeck
Wardrobe Mistress Trish Havery
Set Build Andy Ross

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