Dancing at Lughnasa

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Event Dancing at Lughnasa
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 30 November 1992
Opening Date 30 November 1992
Last Date 23 December 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters, barely making ends meet, their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty. The two male members of the household are brother Jack, a missionary priest, repatriated from Africa by his superiors after twenty-five years, and Michael, the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister. Narrated by Michael as an adult, the play depicts two days in the lives of five remarkable women.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Catholicism
Family
Irish people
Rural communities
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Noelle Brown Actor Agnes
Des Cave Actor Jack
Orla Charlton Actor Chris
Michele Forbes Actor Rose
Pat Kinevane Actor Gerry
Maria McDermottroe Actor Kate
Marion O'Dwyer Actor Maggie
John Olohan Actor Michael
Eilis O'Beirne Assistant Director
Maria Roberts Assistant Stage Manager
Terry John Bates Choreographer
Andrew Barker Company Manager Liaison
Joe Vanek Designer
Clare Fox Director Executive
Patrick Mason Director
Trevor Dawson Lighting Designer
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer MTC Lighting
Brian Friel Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Ferga O'Doherty Stage Director
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Ireland
Production Nationality Ireland
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record December 1992
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record January 1993
Event Identifier 17357
Dataset AusStage