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Gatherers

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Frank McGuinness 

  • Notes

    A play for post-primary students.

  • Synopsis

    Gatherers is set in the Phoenix Park in 1932, during the Eucharistic Congress, and in 1979, during the Papal visit. Generations meet and pass, each member telling their story. Their lives give personal shape to the destiny of their country, its beliefs and bigotries, its loves and losses, its fears and hates.

  • Play Type

    Theatre for Young Audiences

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

Original Production

Original Cast  
Production Team  
Director Joe Dowling
Set Designer Blaithin Sheerin
Costume Designer Nigel Boyd
Managing Director Tim O'Neill
Company Artistic Director Ronan Smith

Unpublished Scripts

  • 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

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 teachers' resource pack for the original production.