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Bruen's Twist

Playwright

Eamonn Sweeney
Synopsis

Nathy Bruen is the musician who has it all. His talent brings him from a Sligo farm to a Manchester house of ill repute and on to New York at the height of the Jazz Age, where he becomes one of the stars of the new recording industry. Bruen rubs shoulders with gangsters, psychiatrists, heiresses, bearded ladies and circus strongmen. Most importantly there's Gilda Ancelotti, circus acrobat and love of his life. Loosely based on the life of Michael Coleman, Bruen's Twist is the story of an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift, whose highs and lows both tend towards the extreme.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length
Cast Size Male

28
Cast Size Female

15
Cast Notes

Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Production Team
Director	Pat Kiernan
Set Designer	Dave Dummigan
Lighting Designer	Paul Denby
Costume Designer	Joan Hickson
Costume Assistant	Tracey Pearson
Sound Designer	Cormac O'Connor (1)
Company Manager	Dyane Hanrahan
Production Manager	Mick Heffernan
Stage Manager	Katherine Mahony
Assistant Stage Manager	Lyn Kenyon
Set Construction	Tony Henderson
Set Construction	Paul Hogan
Prop Maker	Annelisa Zagone
Prop Maker	Tony Henderson
PR	Kearney Melia Communications
Programme Design	Brendan Cotter
Marketing	Owen McCarthy
Administrator	Fin Flynn

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer