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OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Una McKevitt 

  • Synopsis

    A satirical comedy that charts one last night in the Thornton family home. Kiera is counting down the hours until she can finally break free of family commitments. Everything is in hand until her estranged mother, Sandra, a celebrated interior designer, arrives from Los Angeles. As Sandra’s demands escalate, the evening swerves into dangerously unexpected territory. Backed only by her Uncle Daragh – a disgruntled actor – Kiera finds herself in a fight for her future.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    4

Original Production

Original Cast
Kiera Thornton Caroline Menton
Rio Jack Weise
Daragh Thornton Garrett Lombard
Sandra Thornton Aislín McGuckin
Production Team
Director Conall Morrison
Set Designer Liam Doona
Costume Designer Joan O'Clery
Lighting Designer Eoin Winning
Composer Denis Clohessy
Sound Designer Denis Clohessy
Dramaturg Ruth McGowan
Voice Director Andrea Ainsworth
Fight Director Niamh Hogan
Intimacy Co-Ordinator Ruth Lehane
Hair & Make-Up Tee Elliott
Casting Director Barry Coyle
Producer Cally Shine
Production Manager Anthony Hanley
Production Co-ordinator Justin Murphy
Company Manager Danny Erskine
Company Stage Manager Bronagh Doherty
Deputy Stage Manager Roxzan Bowes
Assistant Stage Manager Emily-Rose Champion
Head of Costume Donna Geraghty
Costume Hire Donna Geraghty
Costume Supervisor Eimear Farrell
Costume Cutter and Maker Tara Mulvihill
Costume Breakdown Sandra Gibney
Head of Costume Maintenance Vicky Miller
Props Master Eimer Murphy
Props Supervisor Adam O'Connell
Head of Lighting Kevin McFadden
Head of Sound Kevin McFadden
Chief LX Adrian Moylan
Lighting Programmer Gavin Kennedy
Lighting Technician Simon Burke(2)
Lighting Technician Laura Honan
Lighting Technician Sarah-Jane Williams
Lighting Technician Sean Tracey
Sound Supervisor Derek Conaghy
Sound Operator Jack Deasy
Sound Operator Leon Henry
Stage Technician Pat Dillon
Stage Technician John Finnegan
Stage Technician Jill Jeffrey
Stage Technician Martin Reid
Stage Technician Pat Russell
Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Scenic Artist Sandra Butler
Marketing Muireann Kane
Marketing John Tierney
Publicity Mia O'Reilly
Social Media Eva Louise O'Beirne
Artistic Director/Co-director Caitríona McLaughlin
Executive Director/Co-director Mark O'Brien (3)

Published Scripts

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script and the company website.