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Mary and Me

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Irene Kelleher 

  • Setting

    Rural Ireland

  • Synopsis

    The play follows the life of Hannah, a young woman in the months before she gives birth, the every day happenings in her life; her maths tests, art projects and relationships with boys and family. She shares these events with the statue of Mary and in the company of Mary Magdalene in the local village grotto. The play then is an imagining of a young woman’s search for understanding in conversation with a statue of the virgin Mary. 

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    1

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    05 August 2017

  • Production Notes

    Produced by Wild Productions as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

  • Venue Notes

    Performed in The Vault Theatre, Paradise Green, Edinburgh. 

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    The play's Irish premiere took place on 21st September 2017 at Draíocht, Blanchardstown, produced by Patrick Talbot Productions in association with Wild Productions.   

Original Cast  
Hannah Irene Kelleher
Production Team  
Director Belinda Wild
Co-Producer Denis O'Sullivan (2)
Set Designer Lisa Zagone
LX Design Alan Mooney (2)
Sound Designer Cormac O'Connor (1)
Costumes Paula Lynch
Photography Marcin Lewandowski
Poster and Programme Design James Horgan
Promotional Trailer EPIC Productions, Ireland

Published Scripts

Rights Information

Source Of Information

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