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Meltdown

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Paul Meade 

  • Setting

    Dublin, the present day.

  • Synopsis

    What do you do when your marriage breaks down, your job vanishes, your investment turns into debt and your team can’t get off the bottom of the league? What else can you do but rely on the old friendships, smoke a good cigar and play the beautiful game. Four life-long friends dance their way through a season of relegation battles, marital disharmony and global economic collapse.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Total

    4

Original Production

Original Cast  
Neil Laurence Lowry
Michael Gerry McCann
Sean Karl Shiels
Brian Enda Kilroy
Production Team  
Director Paul Meade
Designer Alice Butler
Lighting Designer Mark Galione
Sound Designer Aengus Ó Maoláin
Movement Director Cathy Ryan
Music Composed by Carl Kennedy
Production Manager John O'Brien (1)
Production Manager Mark Galione
Stage Director Miriam Duffy
Assistant Stage Manager Faye Morisson
Set Construction Kevin Courtney
Graphic Design Kieran Brennan
Photography Dermot Kelly (2)

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Gúna Nua Theatre Company

  • Address

    29/30 Dame Street
    Dublin 2
    Co. Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 675 9921

  • Email

    info@gunanua.com

  • Website

    www.gunanua.com

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Gúna Nua Theatre Company

  • Address

    29/30 Dame Street
    Dublin 2
    Co. Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 675 9921

  • Email

    info@gunanua.com

  • Website

    www.gunanua.com

Source Of Information

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