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Real Life

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Aisling Byrne 

  • Author Notes

    Co-created by Aisling Byrne with the company.

  • Synopsis

    Real Life is a soap opera and cabaret, the drum beat at the end of Eastenders, and a one man show with a cast of fifteen. It’s about being an unfit mother, wielding a bread knife and dancing in a nightclub with your top off. It’s about the things we like to think about, that may be unlikely to happen. Real Life is a contemporary, inclusive play that explores fantasy, reality and the art of facilitation.  

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    9

  • Female

    6

  • Total

    15

Original Production

Original Cast
Performer Eoghan Ashe
Performer Conor Begley
Performer Neil Coffey
Performer Maurice Coll
Performer Lucy Smith
Performer John Egan
Performer Wesley Fairbrother
Performer Teresa Flood
Performer Keith Foley
Performer Derek McSweeney
Performer Ella-Jane Moore
Performer Jackie O'Hagan
Performer Mark Smith (2)
Performer Lauren Larkin
Performer Fionnuala Gygax
Production Team
Director Aisling Byrne
Associate Director Sinéad Dunne Finnegan
Company Manager Rema Hamid
Creative Producer Killian Coyle
Set Designer Ellen Kirk
Costume Designer Ellen Kirk
Lighting Designer Suzie Cummins
Sound Designer Jennifer O'Malley
Film Design Kilian Waters
Film Design Dan Keane
Film Design Enda Moran
Dramaturg Shane O'Reilly
Hair & Make-Up Bairbre Ní Bhroin
Production Manager Eoin Hannaway
Stage Manager Laura Murphy
Assistant Stage Manager Maeve Smyth
Assistant Stage Manager Iain Synnott
Chief LX Archer Bradshaw
LX Operator Archer Bradshaw
Sound Engineer Eóin Murphy (2)
AV Technician Eoin Robinson
Chaperone Evelyn Carey
Chaperone Cathal Black
Chaperone Naomi Kidney
PR Jenny Sharif
Graphic Design Sarah Moloney
Promotional Photography Patricio Cassinoni
Videography Patricio Cassinoni
Rehearsal Photography Ste Murray
Production Photography Ste Murray
Videography Ste Murray

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and the company website.