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My Son My Son

Playwright

Veronica Dyas
Author Notes

Inspired by Bertolt Brecht's The Mother.
Setting

The Liberties, Dublin
Synopsis

THE MOTHER has one son, hence the title. From The Liberties, her best friend, Mary, is married but childless, The MOTHER’s never been married, she’s against it really. This won’t pass the Bechdel Test, that’s deliberate. There’s a lot of drama, that’s not what’s really important but it will be used to get at what is. Class, it’s a real thing. Still.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Original Cast
The Mother [Our The Mother, not Brecht's]	Lauren Larkin
Six Characters in Search of an Arc [Hairdresser/ Tourist (English)/ Catwoman/ Dealer/ Social Worker (The Lady from Rathmines)/ The Mother's Mother]	Amy Conroy
Mary	Ericka Roe
The Creator of Music on Stage "The Band"	Leah Moore
The Commentator of Lived Experience "The Sociologist"	Veronica Dyas

Production Team
Director	Veronica Dyas
Photographer	Louis Haugh
Graphic Design	Stina Sandström (Bureau Bonanza)
Workshop Facilitator	Ciara O'Sullivan(2)
Code of Conduct Liaison Officer	Betty Duffy
Yoga Teacher	Máirín O'Grady
Hairdresser Performance Consultant	Raymond Keane
Feldenkrais Session	Chrissie Poulter
Live Sketch Artist in Rehearsals	Katri Sarah McGrath
Voice Over	Pat McGrath
Voice Over	Carl Kennedy
Voice Over	Sean Miller
PR & Marketing	Carla Rogers
Assistant Stage Manager	Sarah Purcell
Chief LX	Tomas Rola
Associate Artist	Lauren Larkin
Associate Artist	Amy Conroy
Dramaturg	Amy Conroy
Musician	Leah Moore
Set & Lighting Designer	Ciaran O'Melia
Associate Artist	Ciaran O'Melia
Composer & Musical Director	Sean Miller
Sound Designer	Carl Kennedy
Costume Designer	Sarah Foley
Production Manager	Seán Dennehy
Stage Manager	Fiona Keller
Set Construction	Make & Share

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