© Ros Kavanagh, production photograph from Town is Dead, with (L-R) Barbara Brennan, Kate Gilmore, Conall Keating, Fia Houston-Hamilton
OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Phillip McMahon
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Author Notes
Originally conceived and developed by Phillip McMahon and Raymond Scannell.
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Notes
Note from the published script: "Town Is Dead is written to be performed within or without music. In its premier production, the play was presented 'within music', which is to say that much of the text, as written, was sung to Raymond Scannell's score. In this edition, blocks of text and various lines which appear italicised indicate repeats, refrains and harmonies which are sung. These should be omitted when the play is presented without music."
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Synopsis
Ellen thought she’d end her life where it began – in a rundown flat in Dublin’s north inner city. Now her building is sold, and she’s being moved into a box room in her snooty sister’s house in the suburbs. When an unexpected visitor lands in her front room, Ellen is forced to delve into the past in order to lay some ghosts to rest.
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
Cast size
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Male
1
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Female
3
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Total
4