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The Restoration of Hope

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Philip St. John 

  • Setting

    Dublin, a few days before Christmas

  • Synopsis

    In a Dublin office a few days before Christmas, entrepreneur Hope Whyte is Restored to life. Will she honour the terms of a blood-chilling contract signed in the next world, or defy her mentor Larry McGrath and endure...a fate worse than death?

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    3

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    17 November 2017

  • Production Notes

    Produced by Speckintime and High Seas Productions in association with Mermaid Arts Centre and the New Theatre. 

  • Original Venue

    Mermaid Arts Centre

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    The production premiered in the Mermaid Arts Centre for one night before moving onto the New Theatre for a three-week run. 

Original Cast  
Performer Nick Devlin
Performer Jody O'Neill
Performer Shane O'Regan
Production Team  
Director Matthew Ralli
Producer Melissa Nolan
Set Designer Lisa Krugel
Lighting Designer Paul Doran
Composer/Sound Designer Carl Kennedy
Costume Designer Rowena Cunningham
Stage Manager Shannon Cowan

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Philip St. John

  • Address

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)866061887

  • Email

    phstjohn@gmail.com

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Philip St. John

  • Address

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 (0)866061887

  • Email

    phstjohn@gmail.com

Source Of Information

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