OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lynda Radley 

• Notes

  Winner of a Fringe First Award.

• Synopsis

  At a time when science and religion have conspired to make freak shows shameful, Robert Riley, owner of Riley's Odditorium, struggles to find new ways of keeping his company afloat. There's no money in the coffers and they've had to eat the horse. Only the mermaid act is bringing in the punters and she's just holding her breath...

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  5

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 August 2011

• Production Notes

  Produced by the Dundee Rep Ensemble and the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

• Producer

  Produced by Traverse Theatre

• Original Venue

  Traverse Theatre
  

• Venue Notes

  'Futureproof' previewed at the Dundee Rep Theatre on the 3rd of August 2011 before transferring to the Traverse Theatre as part of the 2011 Edinbrugh Festival Fringe.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  The Irish premiere took place at The Everyman, Cork on 16th June 2017 as part of Cork Midsummer Festival. It was produced by The Everyman in association with Cork Midsummer Festival and Project Arts Centre and was directed by Tom Creed.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published playscript.