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A Cry From Heaven

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

Vincent Woods
Achoimre

A version of one of the great tragedies of Irish myth, the Sons of Usna and star-crossed lovers Deirdre and Naoise.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

14
Female

3
Total

17

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

09 June 2005
Leiriú

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Fergus	Denis Conway
Ensemble	Aidan Turner
Ardán	Aidan Turner
White Bull	Tony McKenna
Ensemble	Tony McKenna
Black Bull	Charlie Kranz
Ensemble	Charlie Kranz
Leabharcham	Gabrielle Reidy
Red Branch Knight	Shane Gately
Felim	Bosco Hogan
Cathach	Barry McGovern
Conor	Ciarán Taylor
Ainle	Peter Gaynor
Ensemble	Peter Gaynor
Ness	Olwen Fouéré
Deirdre	Kelly Campbell
Naoise	Alan Turkington

Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir	Olivier Py
Dearthóir	Pierre-André Weitz
Seit	Abbey Theatre Workshop
Dearthóir Soilsithe	Olivier Py
Cultacha	Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Fuaim	Cormac Carroll
Stiúrthóir Stáitse	John Stapleton
Leas-Stiúrthóir Stáitse	Stephen Dempsey
Drámatuirg	Jocelyn Clarke
Dearthóir Grafach	Red Dog Design
Grianghrafadóireacht	Ros Kavanagh
	Tom Lawlor (1)
Poiblíocht	Gerry Lundberg
	Andrea Ainsworth
Margaíocht	Janice McAdam

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Teideal

A Cry From Heaven
Bliain

2005
Foilsithe ag

Methuen
Seoladh

Head Office, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EJ
England
Guthán

+ 44 (0)20 7798 1600
Suíomh Idirlín

www.methuen.co.uk
ISBN

0413775399
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Teagmháil

Vincent Woods
Ríomhphost

vwoods@eircom.net

Foinse Eolais

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

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