OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eamonn Sweeney 

• Synopsis

  Nathy Bruen is the musician who has it all. His talent brings him from a Sligo farm to a Manchester house of ill repute and on to New York at the height of the Jazz Age, where he becomes one of the stars of the new recording industry. Bruen rubs shoulders with gangsters, psychiatrists, heiresses, bearded ladies and circus strongmen. Most importantly there's Gilda Ancelotti, circus acrobat and love of his life. Loosely based on the life of Michael Coleman, Bruen's Twist is the story of an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift, whose highs and lows both tend towards the extreme.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  28

• Female

  15

• Total

  43

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 April 2002

• Producer

  Produced by Corcadorca Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  The Everyman
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer