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Playwright

Marina Carr Nicola McCartney Morna Regan Rosemary Jenkinson
Setting

Contemporary Northern Ireland (2011)
Notes

The title of the project is taken from official statistics estimating one in five people in Northern Ireland to be living in poverty.
Synopsis

A multi-sensory and multi-media perfomrance made up of a series of short plays on the theme of poverty:

'Slinky' by Morna Regan

'Dissection' by Nicola McCartney

'We Were Here' by Marina Carr

'Cars' by Rosemary Jenkinson

'Fever' by Nicola McCartney

'Resurrection' by Nicola McCartney
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Series of short individual plays
Cast Notes

The cast listed here each played multiple roles across the various pieces.

Date of First Production

24 November 2011
Producer

Produced by Kabosh
Venue Notes

Performed as a site-specific piece at Roe Valley Hospital, site of the former Limavady Workhouse, Limavady, County Derry.

Production Team
Director	Paula McFetridge
Set Designer	Stuart Marshall
Lighting Designer	Conleth White
Costume Designer	Rosie Moore
Sound Designer	James Kennedy(1)
General Manager	Lyndsey Jackson
Music by	Fionnuala Fagan
Musician	Lucy Kerr
Assistant Director	Emma Copeland
Project Assistant	Lisa-Marie Cooke
Production Manager	James Kennedy(1)
Stage Manager	Jacqueline O'Hagan
Production Assistant	Fionnuala Kennedy
Associate Lighting Designer	Nell Conneally

The information for this entry was taken from material provided by the company and from press cuttings.