Shining City AUTHOR Conor McPherson Synopsis In Dublin a man comes to a counsellor seeking help. He claims to have seen the ghost of his recently deceased wife. But what begins as just an unusual encounter, becomes a desperate struggle between the living and the dead a struggle which will shape and define both men for the rest of their lives. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 3 Cast Size Female 1 Date of First Production 4 June 2004 Production Co-produced by The Royal Court Theatre and Gate Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE The Royal Court Theatre Original Cast Neasa Kathy Kiera Clarke Ian Michael McElhatton Laurence Tom Murphy (2) John Stanley Townsend Production Team Director Conor McPherson Designer Rae Smith Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Ian Dickinson Stage Manager Rebecca Austin Stage Manager Laura Routledge Costume Supervisor Iona Kenrick Casting Lisa Makin CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme Printer friendly version