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OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Ursula Rani Sarma 

  • Synopsis

    A son returns from his missionary life in Africa to lay to rest the body of his dead father. Locked away in the small antechamber of the church where he is about to say the funeral mass, the details of his troubled childhood come back to haunt him. What boy could live a normal life with a father who keeps dead bodies in the basement? What kind of mother takes to her bed for ten years?

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

  • Date of First Production

    January 2001

  • Producer

    Produced by Belltable

  • Original Venue

    Belltable

Original Cast  
Liam Eamonn Hunt
Oisín Kevin O'Leary
Production Team  
Director Ursula Rani Sarma
Designer Cliff Dolliver
Producer Monica Spencer
Lighting Designer Aedin Cosgrove
Sound Cormac O'Connor (1)

UNPUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Contact

    Mel Kenyon, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd

  • Address

    Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street
    London W1F 8GQ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7287 4450

  • Email

    info@casarotto.co.uk

RIGHTS INFORMATION

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Mel Kenyon, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd

  • Address

    Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street
    London W1F 8GQ
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7287 4450

  • Email

    info@casarotto.co.uk

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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