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Asking for It

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Meadhbh McHugh  Annabelle Comyn 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Louise O'Neill(2)

  • Adapted From Notes

    Adapated from the 2016 novel of the same name.

  • Author Notes

    Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in collaboration with Annabelle Comyn.

  • Setting

    Ballinatoom, West Cork

  • Synopsis

    One night in a small town in Co. Cork, where everyone knows everyone, things spiral terrifyingly out of control. What will happen now? – to Emma? To her family? To the others? A play about the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    12

Original Production

Original Cast  
Emma Lauren Coe
Voice Dominic Moore
Voice Julie Kelleher
Voice Shane Casey
Bryan Paul Mescal
Dad Frank McCusker
Paul Charlie Maher
Dylan Darragh Shannon
Eli Kwaku Fortune
Sean Sean Doyle
Maggie Amy McElhatton
Ali Síle Maguire
Conor Frank Blake
Zoe Venetia Bowe
Mam Ali White
Voice Jonathan White
Production Team  
Director Annabelle Comyn
Set Designer Paul O'Mahony
Costume Designer Niamh Lunny
Lighting Designer Sinead McKenna
Sound Designer Philip Stewart
Video Designer Jack Phelan
Movement Director Sue Mythen
Hair & Make-Up Val Sherlock
Voice Coach Cathal Quinn (1)
Assistant Director Jack Reardon
Production Manager Eamonn Fox
Deputy Production Manager Tom Rohan
Stage Manager Clare Howe
Assistant Stage Manager Emma Coen
Costume Supervisor Sinéad Lawlor
Wardrobe Supervisor Ciara Geaney
Chief LX Terry Mulcahy
LX Programmer Richard Lambert
Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Transport Trevor Price
Crew Hugh Roberts
Crew Florin Florea
Producer Anne Clarke
Producer Julie Kelleher
Associate Producer Sara Cregan
Production Assistant Brynn Murphy
Publicist Kearney Melia Communications
Publicist O'Doherty Communications
Marketing Sinead McPhillips
Photoshoot Photographer Hugh O'Conor
Production Photography Patrick Redmond
Graphic Design Gareth Jones

Published Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Nick Quinn, The Agency

  • Address

    24 Pottery Lane
    London W11 4LZ
    England

  • Phone

    +44 (0) 2077271346

  • Email

    nquinn@theagency.co.uk

  • Website

    www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

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