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This Beautiful Village

Playwright

Lisa Tierney-Keogh
Notes

Commissioned by the Abbey Theatre, This Beautiful Village went on to win Best New Play at the 2019 Irish Times Theatre Awards. This production was developed in collaboration with Emma Jordan.

In 2020 the play was adapted and updated to reflect the global lockdown due to COVID-19. This Beautiful Virtual Village was available to view online for one month on the Abbey Theatre’s website (August - September 2020).
Synopsis

On a quiet street in leafy, suburban Dublin, local residents meet about a piece of graffiti. Who did it? What does it mean? And what’s to be done about it? They have wine and a quorum. Nothing can go wrong. Exposing every side of what it means to co-exist in Ireland today, six people will confront their pride, prejudice and privilege. It won’t be pretty. But it could be beautiful.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Production Team
Director	David Horan
Costume Supervisor	Siofra Ni Chiardha
Sign Language Interpreter	Amanda Coogan
Audio Description	Bríd Ní Ghruagáin
Audio Description	Máirín Harte
Captioning	Jennifer Sinnamon
Rehearsal Photography	Ste Murray
Production Photography	Ros Kavanagh
Graphic Design	ZOO Digital
Set Construction	Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Scenic Finishing	Sandra Butler
Scenic Finishing	Angie Benner
Assistant Stage Manager	Aidan Doheny
Deputy Stage Manager	Anne Kyle
Set Designer	Ciaran Bagnall
Costume Designer	Katie Davenport
Lighting Designer	Sarah Jane Shiels
Composer	Carl Kennedy
Sound Designer	Carl Kennedy
Voice Director	Andrea Ainsworth
Dramaturg	Louise Stephens
Casting	Amy Rowan
Producer	Jen Coppinger
Production Manager	Andy Keogh
Company Stage Manager	Conleth Stanley
Tree & Lamppost Construction	Craig Starkey

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