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The Pentagonal Dream

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Sebastian Barry 

  • Synopsis

    In The Pentagonal Dream a single figure speaks with five separate male voices. The voices do not talk directly to one another and appear to be different people, but each is a strand of the whole man. Each voice tries to explain, justify and in the end, understand. The voices can be identified by their order of appearance: Father, Murderer, Storyteller, Fetishist and Messiah/Anti-Christ.

  • Play Type

    Physical/Devised Theatre

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

Original Cast
Performer Olwen Fouéré
Production Team
Director David Heap
Set Designer John Comiskey
Lighting Designer John Comiskey
Costumes Clodagh McCormick
Music Composed by Roger Doyle
Lighting Assistant Greg Kyle
Production Manager Alex Anderson
Stage Manager Martin Boroson
Graphic Design John Comiskey
Photography Amelia Stein

Unpublished Scripts

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Operating Theatre

  • Address

    Australia

  • Website

    www.operatingtheatre.ie

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by a member of Operating Theatre.