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The King's Feet

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Mairin O'Grady  Louise Melinn 

  • Synopsis

    Liam and Amanda are two expats in the promised land of prosperity. Instead, they survive on government-issued microwave burgers and cycle the desert in search of dream jobs. When Liam's long-lost brother shows up unexpectedly with his aspiring weathergirl wife, he promises to make Liam and Amanda's dreams a reality. "Live in hope. You have chosen heat. The desert. The King's Feet."

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    5

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    11 September 2013

  • Production Notes

    Produced by ChalkTalk Theatre Company as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.
  • Original Venue

    The Lir Academy

Original Cast  
Trixie Rebecca Grimes
Sonny Stephen Jones
Liam Barry O'Connor
Amanda Margaret McAuliffe
Sara Jill Harding
Production Team  
Director Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Set Designer Kate Moylan
Producer Aisling O'Brien
Lighting Designer Eoin Stapleton
Costume Designer Emma Gleeson
Sound Designer Derek Conaghy
Composer Denis Clohessy
Lighting & Sound Operator Audrey Rooney
Dramaturg Jessica Traynor
Production Assistant Emma Coen

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

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