OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerard Stembridge 

• Synopsis

  Nightmare on Essex Street is a lighthearted examination of theatre, theatre makers and the actors' nightmare. It is a comical gallop through the history of Irish theatre from O'Casey to Shaw to Wilde to Beckett as two actors fight their ids while asleep.

• Play Type

  Physical/Devised Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  Five recorded voices are also required.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  21 November 2001

• Producer

  Produced by Barabbas

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by a member of Barabbas... the company.