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Savoy

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Eugene O'Brien 

  • Setting

    The play is set in the Savoy Cinema, Edenderry in 1994.

  • Synopsis

    On the closing night of Edenderry's Savoy cinema, three men have gathered for an unusual wake to remember the life of the cinema and its place in their lives. From the spectre of the multiplex that has sounded the death knell of the local cinema, to the town's inhabitants and A Fistful of Dollars, O'Brien creates a picture of the life of a provincial town. By turns comical and elegiac, the men's shared memories finally expose the fiction and frailty that lie at the heart of their relationships.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    5

Original Production

Original Cast  
David Fergal McElherron
Podge Steve Blount
Pax John Olohan
Andy Eamon Morrissey
Liz Karen Scully
Production Team  
Director Conall Morrison
Designer Blaithin Sheerin
Lighting Designer Ian Scott
Costumes Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound Eddie Breslin
Stage Director Audrey Hession
Assistant Stage Manager Margarita Corscadden
Dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke
Set Construction Abbey Theatre Workshop
PR Gerry Lundberg
Photography Tom Lawlor (1)
Casting Marie Kelly (1)
Voice Coach Andrea Ainsworth

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Savoy

  • Year

    2004

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

    Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
    London SW1V 1EJ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413774406

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.