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Language Roulette

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Daragh Carville 

  • Setting

    Belfast, October 1994, during the cease-fire.

  • Synopsis

    A fast-talking pithy drama set on Pound a Pint night as Ulster celebrates the first IRA ceasefire. Brought together by a homecoming, a night out for a group of friends, old and new, turns increasingly edgy as simple party games turn into a deadly serious no-holds-barred session of Truth or Dare.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    6

Original Production

Original Cast  
Joseph Peter O'Meara (1)
Colm Alan McKee
Ollie Thomas Lappin
Sarah Maria Connolly
Tim Peter Ballance
Anna Emma O'Neill (1)
Production Team  
Director Tim Loane
Designer Terry Loane
Lighting Designer Aidan Lacey
Costume Consultant Kerry Gooding
Stage Manager Marianne Crosslé
Technical Stage Manager Philip McVeigh
Stage Manager Colin O'Hare
Set Construction Jim Carson
Photography Darren James
Administrator Eamon Quinn

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Language Roulette

  • Year

    1996

  • Published By

    Tinderbox

  • Address

    Imperial Buildings, 72 High Street,
    Belfast BT1 2BE
    Northern Ireland

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)28 9043 9313

  • Email

    info@tinderbox.org.uk

  • Website

    www.tinderbox.org.uk

  • ISBN

    0 9528425 0 5

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Mel Kenyon, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd

  • Address

    Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street
    London W1F 8GQ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7287 4450

  • Email

    info@casarotto.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script, production programme and promotional flyer. Additional information was supplied by Tinderbox Theatre Company.