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Studs

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Paul Mercier 

  • Synopsis

    Studs is a play about a local soccer team on a working-class suburban estate. Emmet Rovers have not won a game in twelve months, and the last time was against Belview Dynamo whom everyone beats anyway. Rovers are at an all time low and they are about to lose their football ground. But the team’s fortunes and the lives of the players are changed forever by a stranger who becomes their manager.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    12

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Robo Enda Oates
Mick Patrick David Nolan
Himmler Charlie O'Neill
Jake Anto Nolan
Walter Keegan Derek Reid
Trampas Stephen Dunne (1)
Danny Shay Ledwidge
Hopper Paul Nolan
Bubbles Andrew Connolly
Speedy Erik Madsen
Tosh Liam Carney
Kevin Aidan Parkinson
Production Team  
Director Paul Mercier
Producer John Sutton
Lighting Designer John Carr
Costume Designer Anne Gately
Music written and performed by John Dunne (1)
Production Manager Páraic Breathnach
Stage Director Ger Ryan
Stage Manager Pat Byrne

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by a member of Passion Machine Theatre Company.