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Mangan's Last Gasp

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Gerard Lee 

  • Setting

    1849. Dublin. A squalid hovel in Bride Street.

  • Synopsis

    Dr. William Wilde, on his rounds, stumbles upon the apparently dead body of the destitute poet, James Clarence Mangan. Attempting the routine completion of a Death Certificate, Dr. Wilde quickly discovers that the corpse he is dealing with is far from ready to be consigned to medical - or literary - history. The doctor is quickly drawn into Mangan's strange and fantastical world, as the poet unravels in fits and starts the bizarre riddle of his life.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    2

Original Production

Original Cast  
Dr. William Wilde Michael James Ford
J.C. Mangan Gerard Lee
Production Team  
Director Iseult Golden
Set Designer Jack Kirwan
Set Designer Andrew Murray
Lighting Designer Colm Maher
Costumes Eimear Farrell
Music written and performed by Pierpaolo Vitale
Stage Manager Sara Donovan
Graphic Design Jim Walsh
Photography Kelly Campbell
Wigs by Pat McDevitt

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Jonathan Williams Literary Agency

  • Address

    1 Urban Villas, Tivoli Terrace North
    Dun Laoghaire
    Co. Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 280 3482

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Jonathan Williams Literary Agency

  • Address

    1 Urban Villas, Tivoli Terrace North
    Dun Laoghaire
    Co. Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    + 353 (0)1 280 3482

Source Of Information

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