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Moment

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Deirdre Kinahan
Setting

A family home, the present day.
Synopsis

What happens when a child is killed and how does it feel when your child does the killing? Fifteen years on, Moment is set over one extraordinary evening when one ordinary Irish family sit down to tea. The difference tonight is that Nial has returned...
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

3
Female

6
Total

9
Cast Notes

In the original production the character Hilary was played by two child actors on alternate nights.

Original Production

Date of First Production

13 November 2009
Producer

Produced by Tall Tales Theatre Company
Original Venue

Solstice Arts Centre

Original Cast
Nial	Ronan Leahy
Dave	Alan King
Teresa	Deirdre Donnelly
Ruth	Natalie Radmall-Quirke
Finn	Will Irvine
Niamh	Maeve Fitzgerald
Ciara	Kate Nic Chaonaigh
Hilary	Aela O'Flynn
Hilary	Jessica Caldwell Kenny

Production Team
Director	David Horan
Set Designer	Maree Kearns
Producer	Tracy Martin
Lighting Designer	Moyra D'Arcy
Costume Designer	Elaine Chapman
Sound Designer	Alun Smyth
Stage Manager	Mags Mulvey
Assistant Stage Manager	Emma Jane McGovern
Dramaturg	Jesper Bergman
Dramaturg	David Horan
Lighting Operator	Iain Behan
Set Construction	Enda Nugent
Set Construction	Paul Manning
Prop Maker	Eimer Murphy
Graphic Design	Stephen Delaney
Photography	Emma Haugh
Photography	Patrick Redmond
Transport	Sean Kerrigan

Published Scripts

Title

Moment
Year

2011
Published By

Nick Hern Books
Address

The Glasshouse, 49a Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush
London W12 8QP
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 8749 4953
Email

info@nickhernbooks.co.uk
Website

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
ISBN

978-1848421523
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Rights Information

Territory

Ireland and Great Britain
Rights Type

Professional
Contact

Lily Williams, Curtis Brown
Address

England
Phone

+44 (0)20 7393 4452
Email

lily@curtisbrown.co.uk
Website

permissions.curtisbrown.co.uk
Territory

United States of America
Rights Type

Professional
Contact

Jessica Amato
Address

USA
Email

jamato@gershny.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by the company.

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