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Freefall

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Michael West 

  • Author Notes

    In collaboration with the company.

  • Setting

    Ireland, the present day and the recent past.

  • Synopsis

    A middle-aged man learns that his wife is to leave him; absorbing the news, he suffers a stroke. As he lies paralysed in a hospital bed, aware that any moment could be his last, he recalls his life in a series of vivid flashbacks...

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    5

Original Production

Original Cast  
Performer Andrew Bennett
Performer Louis Lovett
Performer Janet Moran
Performer Ruth McGill
Performer Damian Kearney
Production Team  
Director Annie Ryan
Set Designer Kris Stone
Lighting Designer Matt Frey
Costume Designer Debbie Millington
Technical Sound Designer Ivan Birthistle
Executive Producer Sarah Durcan
Assistant Producer Aine Beamish
Production Manager Lisa Mahony
Stage Director Mags Mulvey
Stage Manager Clare Howe
Graphic Design Scott Burnett
Graphic Design Studio Aad
Production Photography Richard Gilligan
Violin Music Cora Venus Lunny
Cello Music Jane Hughes
Chief LX Adrian Mullan
Associate Set Designer Rebecca Lord
Video Designer Jack Phelan
Composer/Sound Designer Conor Linehan
Intern Justine Nakase
Intern Ciarán Doyle
Intern Gillian Middleton

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Contemporary Irish Plays: Freefall; Forgotten; Drum Belly; Planet Belfast; Desolate Heaven; The Boys of Foley Street

  • Year

    2015

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

    Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
    London SW1V 1EJ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    978-1472576682

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Tracy Elliston, Judy Daish Associates Ltd

  • Address

    2 St Charles Place
    London W10 6EG
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 20 8964 8811

  • Email

    tracey@judydaish.com

  • Website

    www.judydaish.com

Source Of Information

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