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The Snapper

© Ste Murray, production photograph from The Snapper, with Simon Delaney, Hazel Clifford

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Roddy Doyle 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Roddy Doyle

  • Adapted From Notes

    Adapted from Roddy Doyle's 1990 novel of the same name.

  • Setting

    Northside Dublin, late 1980s.

  • Notes

    A Gate Studio commission.

  • Synopsis

    The Snapper is an account of the ups and downs of family life and pregnancy in Northside Dublin of the late 1980s.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    10

  • Total

    13

  • Cast Notes

    The role of Darren was alternated by two actors, and the roles of Tracy and Linda Rabbitte were alternated by six actors in the premiere production.

Original Production

Original Cast
Yvonne Burgess Niamh Branigan
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Amy Macken
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Kayleigh Farrelly
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Alannah Browne
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Holly McGuinness
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Mia Barry
Darren Rabbitte Cameron Simpson
Darren Rabbitte Jason Cullen
Mary Curran Amilia Stewart
Midwife Carmel Stephens
Radiologist Carmel Stephens
Doris Burgess Carmel Stephens
George Burgess Simon O'Gorman
Jackie O'Keefe Kate Gilmore
Veronica Rabbitte Hilda Fay
Jimmy Rabbitte Simon Delaney
Sharon Rabbitte Hazel Clifford
Tracy & Linda Rabbitte Abby Redmond
Production Team
Director Roisin McBrinn
Set & Costume Designer Paul Wills
Lighting Designer Paul Keogan
Sound Designer Sinéad Diskin
Choreographer Paula O'Reilly
Video Designer Conan McIvor
Assistant Director Mollie Molumby
Stage Director Donna Leonard
Assistant Stage Manager Ken Kelly
Assistant Stage Manager Evie McGuinness
Assistant Stage Manager Clive Welsh
Chaperone Emma Ryan
Wardrobe Manager Tara van Zyl
Costume Assistant Lisa Barry
Costume Assistant Nicola Burke
Costume Assistant Aoife Eustace-Doyle
Costume Assistant Corina Govan
Dress Maker Tara Mulvihill
Costume Trainee Nozomi Shiba
Costume Trainee Adam Moore White
Hair & Make-Up Susan Kenny
Hair & Make-Up Marie-Therese Byrne
Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Scenic Artist Sandra Butler
Scenic Artist Susan Crawford
Production Photography Ste Murray
Rehearsal Photography Allen Kiely

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Contact

    Ste Murray

  • Email

    hello@ste.ie

Source Of Information

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