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Heaven

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Eugene O'Brien 

  • Setting

    County Offaly, present day (2022)

  • Synopsis

    A middle-aged married couple, Mairead and Mal, attend a wedding in the midlands. Mairead is a social worker and Mal is a teacher with deep religious faith. During the night both give in to repressed desires: Mairead with a long-lost ex-boyfriend; and Mal with a younger man. The play is a series of interconnected monologues.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    1

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    2

Original Production

Original Cast  
Mal Andrew Bennett
Mairead Janet Moran
Production Team  
Director Jim Culleton
Set Designer Zia Bergin-Holly
Costume Designer Saileóg O'Halloran
Lighting Designer Sinead McKenna
Music & Sound Designer Carl Kennedy
Dramaturg Gavin Kostick
Producer Eva Scanlan
Production Manager Eoin Kilkenny
Associate Producer Cally Shine
Stage Manager Stephanie Ryan
Assistant Stage Manager Laura Murphy
Assistant Production Manager Daire Ó'Muirí
Chief LX Síofra Nic Liam
Production Co-ordinator Ronan Carey
Marketing Dafni Zarkadi
PR O'Doherty Communications
Set Construction Andrew Clancy
Original Artwork Leo Byrne
Production Photography Ste Murray
Filmed by Media Coop

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Heaven

  • Year

    2022

  • 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

    1350356646

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Source Of Information

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