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Latch

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    John McCarthy (1)  Sara-Jane Power 

  • Setting

    A half-finished suburban housing estate, contemporary Ireland (2011)

  • Synopsis

    A haunting vision of suburbia as seen through the eyes of a child, 'Latch' is the story of a boy who believes in everything he’s told, until the day things start to fall apart.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    8

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    13 June 2011

  • Producer

    Produced by Hammergrin

  • Venue Notes

    Staged as a site-specific piece at Harbour Heights, Passage West.

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    First produced as part of the 2012 Cork Midsummer Festival.

Original Cast  
Pete Raymond Scannell
Mother's Voice George Hanover
Father's Voice Frank Prendergast
Donnelly Ciarán Bermingham
Payne Charlie Kelly
Latch Ben Mulcahy
Cassie Roisín O'Neill
Latch Douglas Quealey
Production Team  
Director Sara-Jane Power
Design Consultant Ronan Fitzgibbon
Lighting Designer Eoin Winning
Producer Julie Kelleher
Additional Music Michael-John McCarthy
Assistant Director John McCarthy (1)
Assistant Producer Niamh Moroney
Production Manager Rob Furey
Stage Manager Stephen Manning
Dramaturg David Leddy
Sound Operator Sean Marrett
PR Sinead Dunphy
Music & Sound Designer Ciarán Ó Conaill

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Hammergrin

  • Address

    Cork
    Co. Cork
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)85 7192592 or (0)86 1632615

  • Email

    hammergrin@gmail.com

  • Website

    www.hammergrin.com

Source Of Information

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