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Summer Class

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    John Boyd 

  • Setting

    A university in Northern Ireland over three separate weeks in July.

  • Synopsis

    An extra mural literature class for adults is being held during the summer vacation. The uneasy relationship between the tutor and his wife threatens to become more serious when she introduces to the class her protege, lately released from the Maze prison.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    5

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Claire Linda Wray
Lucinda Trudy Kelly
Andy Mark Mulholland
Sean Sullivan Eoin O'Callaghan
Stephen Goodyear Michael Cadman
Marcus Michael Tudor Barnes
Johnny Tom Jordan
Marcia Goodyear Sarah Neville
Production Team  
Director Richard Digby Day
Designer Helen Scott
Lighting Designer Trevor Dawson
Design Associate Shirley Bork
Production Manager Trevor Dawson
Stage Manager Rose Morris
Deputy Stage Manager Val Bainbridge
Assistant Stage Manager Patrick Dalgety
Assistant Stage Manager Mark Patrick
Set Construction Jim Carson
Wardrobe Mistress Anne Whittaker
Wardrobe Assistant Jeanette Parkes

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    Gavin Boyd

  • Address

    1 The Granary
    Ballygowan
    Down BT23 5FH
    Northern Ireland

RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Gavin Boyd

  • Address

    1 The Granary
    Ballygowan
    Down BT23 5FH
    Northern Ireland

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from contemporary press cuttings.