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MIRIAM GALLAGHER (1940 - ) |
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Nationality: Irish Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Miriam Gallagher is an award-wining playwright & screenwriter. She is also a novelist & short story writer. Her work, profiled in 'Irish Women Writers: An A-Z Guide' (Greenwood Press, CT, USA, 2006), has had performances in Ireland, UK, Paris, New York, Canada, South Africa & Australia. Commissions include 'The Gold of Tradaree' (1st play commissioned under the Per Cent for Art Scheme), 'The Ring of Mont de Balison' (Dublin Millennium Project) and her Boxing Play, 'Fancy Footwork', commissioned in 1983 by Dublin Theatre Festival for performance by Mountjoy Prisoners at Focus Theatre. Later it had professional productions in London and Chicago and was selected for production at 2009 New York International Fringe Festival. Theatrical/Musical Interludes celebrating Irish Composers, Carolan, Field, Wallace & Balfe were performed at Dublin's National Concert Hall & at Festivals in Ireland and abroad. Recently 'Green Rain' (celebrating Joan Trimble) was premiered at Enniskillen Arts Festival and her new play, 'A Wasteland Harvest' received a Staged Reading at the Bridge Theatre, New York City as part of 9Thirty Theatre Company's Summer Seeds programme. A forthcoming premiere of 'Lessons with Chopin' takes place at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011. Miriam's books include three books of plays, a novel and a collection of short stories. She received Arts Council and European Script Fund awards for 'Girls in Silk Kimonos' (feature length screenplay celebrating the Gore Booth sisters). Her film 'Gypsies' screened at New York's Lincoln Center and at San Francisco's Plaza Cinemas & was broadcast by Rte. Recent prizewinning plays: 'Doracha Mor and the Ghaoth Dobhair Sailors' (Ireland) and 'The Parting Glass' (USA). A forthcoming book, 'Green Rain~Irish Composers on Stage' is being launched in Dublin by Irish composer/musician Andrew Robinson. A former vice president of Irish PEN, council member of Society of Irish Playwrights and committee member of the Irish Writers' Union, Miriam has served as a judge for the O.Z. Whitehead Play Competition and on the awards panel for Arts & Disabilty Forum. Her mss are part of Dublin's National Library Collection and her film work is part of the Irish Film Archive. Her website is www.miriamgallagher.ie
Plays by Miriam Gallagher
Bohemians | ||
| 1st Produced: | National Concert Hall, RT, Garter Lane & Dundalk Arts Centres. | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13041 | |||
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Genre: | Theatrical/Musical Interlude One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | celebrating William W. WALLACE (1812-1865) and Michael W. BALFE (1808 -1870) Both Composers are conjured up by ZIGEUNERIN, a hopeful soprano who wants to commission an opera. Highly comic & colourful joust | |||||
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Carolan's Cap | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nat. Concert Hall, RT, Carolan Fest, Keadue,Helsinki,Turku +Estonia. | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13042 | |||
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Genre: | Theatrical/Musical Interlude One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | musicians | |||||
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Synopsis: | celebrating Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) the great Irish Harper Composer. CAROLAN, dressed as in life, entertains with wit, laughter and delicious conviviality, through all of which flows the genius of his MUSIC, making a seamless tapestry of dramatic colour | |||||
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Chance & The Elixir | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #13043 | |||
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Genre: | Full length play ( mime/ dance/music/magic) | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Strongly visual with folkoric/mythic elements | |||||
Synopsis: | Edward Chance, an explorer, is accused of killing a native girl from a Rain Forest tribe. He stands trial in French Ghiana | |||||
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Doracha agus Seoltoiri Ghaoth Dobhair | ||
| 1st Produced: | An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Scoil Chonaill, Donegal | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84827 | |||
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Genre: | School Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | Doracha Mor and the Gweedore Sailors sprang into life following a writer's residency in 2007 at a Donegal school in the Irish Gaeltacht. Thanks to the children and staff at Scoil Chonaill, Bunbeag, Co. Donegal, who commissioned and produced the play locally in Donegal, at the Ulster finals and at the All Ireland finals in the Arts Centre, Mullingar in 2008. | |||||
Synopsis: | When the schoolchildren from Bunbeg, Gweedore in Co. Donegal learn about sailing ships, they decide to set sail on the Jeanie Johnston. After a storm at sea some of the sailors are thrown to the bottom of the sea where they encounter the Monster of the Deep (Doracha Mor) Meanwhile their friends manage to swim to a nearby island. After many adventures the local Lifeboat Service comes to the rescue and all ends happily for the sailors, their teacher and parents. | |||||
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Dreamkeeper | ||
| 1st Produced: | ContemporEire'84 | 1984 | ||||
Company: | Alternative Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13044 | |||
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Genre: | play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A girl's world is changed by a hermit who carries the dreams of the world in a sack | |||||
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Dusty Bluebells | ||
| 1st Produced: | Damer/Samuel Beckett Centre/ Community & VEC Tour | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13045 | |||
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Genre: | Full length play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 8 | ||
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Synopsis: | uses women's prison as microcosm (+ mime/music) Prisoners perform The Mikado as foreign investors threaten action. The dusty bluebells of Lush Island are endangered by the proposed chemical factory of Herman Spiegelmeier. But the women prisoners have a surprise up their sleeves | |||||
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Dying to be Young | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84828 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When three women visit a beauty parlour they are seduced by the owner to use strategies to stay young whatever the consequences. | |||||
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Easter Eggs | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
Company: | Alternative Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13046 | |||
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Genre: | comedy in blank verse One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | magician | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Lucy's magic birthday party is full of strange surprises. Will Mrs Lockett get her just desserts? | |||||
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Fancy Footwork | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||||
Company: | EXIT (Mountjoy Prisoners' Theatre) | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13047 | |||
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Genre: | 0h 45m One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Fancy Footwork will feature at New York Fringe Festival 2009 in August,directed by Richard Johnson. The play, commissioned for 1983 Dublin Theatre Festival and first performed by EXIT (Mountjoy Prisoners' Theatre) has had further productions in London at the King's Head, and at Chicago and Milwaukee Irish Festivals. | |||||
Synopsis: | a stylised boxing fight between Tornado Tom, King of the Ring and the newcomer Champion Joe. Will Marguerite, his girlfriend, persuade her brother boxer to fix the fight? | |||||
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Flight of Angels, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rutland St.School, Dublin | 1988 | ||||
Company: | Community Drama Programme | |||||
| 1st Published: | in The Gold of Tradaree and Other Plays, Mirage, Dublin, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84829 | |||
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Genre: | full length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 or 3 Hospital Visitors | |||||
Notes: | A Flight of Angels was commissioned and produced by the Community Drama Programme in Dublin and toured to colleges and community centres. | |||||
Synopsis: | This Full Length Comedy explores the chaos, dilemmas and decisions that face characters caught up in the Health Crisis. When cutbacks force the closure of Birchall's Hospital how does this affect the patients and staff? | |||||
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Gold of Tradaree, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Community Hall, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare, Ireland | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Clare County Council, Ireland | |||||
| 1st Published: | in The Gold of Tradaree and Other Plays, Mirage, Dublin, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #84830 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/epic play/community play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast, live music if possible | |||||
Notes: | The Gold of Tradaree is the first play commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme. Original production by Clare County Council at Newmarket-on-Fergus, Kilrush and at Glor Theatre, Ennis. Flexible staging envisaged to enable moves to community centres and outdoor performance spaces. | |||||
Synopsis: | This full length Comedy is a community play with music, dance and folklore. Inspired by a true tale of gold discovered in 1854 by workers digging the railway from Limerick to Ennis in Co. Clare. A celebration of past and present heroes from Tradaree (area near Bunrattty, Co. Clare) Fast moving epic play | |||||
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Green Rain | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | 30 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Enniskillen Amateur Dramatic Society ~ Enniskillen Arts Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | Title: Green Rain~ Irish Composers on Stage; Publisher: Mirage, Dublin; 12 Sep 2011 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0953820030 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131050 | |||
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Genre: | Theatrical/Musical Interlude | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 major + several minor | Female | 2 major + several minor | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Green Rain celebrates Joan Trimble, Enniskillen born Composer, Musician and Newspaper Proprietor. Music by Joan Trimble [preferably played on 2 pianos]. Simple staging. Props & costumes minimal. Can be played by 2 actors - F1+ M1 (doubling) or by more actors. I am deeply indebted to Joanna Mc Vey, who generously helped me in researching the social & musical background of her mother, Joan Trimble. | |||||
Synopsis: | When Margaret McAuley, a Canadian reporter with the 'Cedarwood Gazette,' comes to Enniskillen on a work project, she meets Laurence Baxter, drama producer & aspiring author. This pivotal encounter sparks off an exploration into the colourful and dramatic life and music of Joan Trimble. Aided by Excerpts from Joan's dairy (aged 14), we experience her idyllic childhood. The action engages us with her student days in war torn London, where, with her sister Valerie, she performed at the Albert Hall. We explore her intriguing career as a composer, combined with her life as a newspaper proprietor in Enniskillen. * Excerpts from Joan Trimble's Diary (aged 14) by kind arrangement with her family. | |||||
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Just Desserts | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13048 | |||
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Genre: | Three 1 Acts One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Omlettes & Lemon Souffle & Easter Eggs | |||||
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Kalahari Blues | ||
| 1st Produced: | Church of Ireland Oarochial Hall, Clonmel, County Tipperary | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Galloglass Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Published in book of 3 plays: Kalahari Plays and Other Plays, Mirage, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13049 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | When Liam, a dishevelled would be author, writing his life's work "Kalahari Blues", meets sculptor Afric in his down at heel lodgings, he discovers the house is earmarked by rightmove@dreamsite.com to become the latest dream machine on the world wide web. | |||||
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| 1st Produced: | 1985 | |||||
Company: | Alternative Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13050 | |||
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Genre: | surrealist tragi comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | partly inspired by the death of Elvis) A crisis for a middleaged doctor, accused of overprescribing. When Mrs. Dunphy discovers her son Gerard is missing she consults Dr. Porter at the Wellenough Clinic. However he is busy rehearsing his black and white minstrel numbers with Dr. Trayne. When the medical board investigates the clinic some shocking news is revealed. | |||||
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Lemon Souffle | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pentameters, Hampstead, London | 1985 | ||||
Company: | Parity Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13051 | |||
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Genre: | comedy in blank verse One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | set in an old abbey where an engagement party causes friction as family secrets are revealed | |||||
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Lessons with Chopin | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Andrew's and St. George's Church, Edinburgh | 23 Aug 2011 | ||||
Company: | Chopin Circle in Scotland for Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131049 | |||
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Genre: | Theatrical/Musical Interlude | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 major + 2 minor | Female | 1 major + 1 minor | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Full length Drama with Music by Fryderyk Chopin, played live on piano. Simple staging suggests a salon in Paris in the 1800s. Minimal props & costumes. Can be played by 2 actors-1F+1M- (doubling) or by 3-4 actors, if wished. Running Time = 90 mins. | |||||
Synopsis: | Lessons with Chopin celebrates the great Polish composer's life and music, and salutes Jane Stirling, his pupil, ardent admirer and patron, who invited him to Scotland during the final part of his life. Through her eyes, we meet characters from his life in Poland, Paris and Scotland. Captivated by the 'Poet of the Piano' as a unique composer, musician and teacher, we are bewitched by his music and relish his charming, witty letters to family and friends. The Interlude features the music of Fryderyk Chopin, including the Nocturne Op. 55 / 1, which he dedicated to Jane Stirling. | |||||
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Midhir & The Firefly | ||
| 1st Produced: | Martin Murphy High School, Hollister, California | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Published in book of 3 plays: Kalahari Plays and Other Plays, Mirage, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13052 | |||
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Genre: | play (music/dance) One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Chorus and Dancers | |||||
Notes: | Inspired by old Celtic tale of Midhir and Etain | |||||
Synopsis: | When Druid Bresal Eterlaim is condemned for abusing his magical powers, he reenacts the tale of his folly, conjuring up a firefly who captivates King Midhir. | |||||
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Mighty Oak Of Riverwood, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
Company: | Betty Ann Norton Theatre Academy | |||||
| 1st Published: | Published in book of 3 plays: Kalahari Plays and Other Plays, Mirage, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13053 | |||
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Genre: | Play for Children One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | When woodland creatures discover that the Mighty Oak is suffering from a mysterious sickness, the Wise Woman of the Wood helps them solve the mystery | |||||
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Nasturtiums & Cherry Buns | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cork Arts Theatre, Ireland (lunchtime) | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Chattyboo productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13054 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When three women meet in a city centre cafe their lives interact with startling results. | |||||
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Nocturne | ||
| 1st Produced: | National Concert Hall, Dublin Millenium "Field Days" | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13055 | |||
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Genre: | Theatrical/Musical Interlude One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | pianist | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | celebrating John Field (1782- 1837) creator of the Nocturne. The Composer's father, Robert Field, chances upon Ehkaterina Karaminskova, a capricous beauty, who is writing an account of her life with John Field. Dreamy and enigmatic. | |||||
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Nude who Painted Back, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Samuel Beckett Centre, Dublin | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in The Gold of Tradaree and Other Plays, Mirage, Dublin, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #46094 | |||
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Genre: | full length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Using multimedia this is a lively play involving mime, dance and song. 'A vivid multi-media production' Paris Voice | |||||
Synopsis: | This play is based on an original idea by Mia Gallagher and written by Miriam Gallagher in collaboration with Mia Gallagher and Nathalie Rafal, who together with chanteuse Caroline Moreau, presented it in Dublin and Paris. The Nude Who Painted Back celebrates the life and work of Impressionist painter and artist's model, Suzanne Valadon. Using multimedia, mime, song and slides of her work, lively scenes reveal snapshots of her family, lovers and son, Maurice Utrillo. | |||||
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Omlettes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pentameters, Hampstead, London | 1985 | ||||
Company: | Parity Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13056 | |||
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Genre: | black comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 3 Waiters (M or F) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | set in a restaurant. A sardonic commentary on the illusion of choice. A strange trio of waiters serve omlettes with a difference to a married couple, a young pair on their first date and a tramp. But what happens when the young people cannot pay? | |||||
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Parting Glass, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #84831 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The action takes place in a country pub in Ireland. When Alice, newly returned from USA to her birthplace in Ireland, meets some of the locals she encounters more than the ghosts of her past. | |||||
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Ring Of Mont De Balison, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ranelagh Millenium Project (Ranelagh & Rathmines) + video | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13057 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | myriads (doubling) | |||||
Notes: | Set impressionistic. Mime/dance/music. Battles, Duels, Romance. mime/music) Commissioned for Dublin Millennium Project | |||||
Synopsis: | tracing the fate of lovers through the ages (1208-1988) who wear a ring found near Mont de Balison (Norman garrison in Ranelagh) | |||||
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Sealwoman, The & The Fisher | ||
| 1st Produced: | ContemporEire'84 | 1984 | ||||
Company: | Alternative Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13058 | |||
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Genre: | play (dance/music) One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The God of Christianity and the old Seagod struggle for a fisherman's soul | |||||
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Shyllag | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1993 | |||||
Company: | Alternative Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13059 | |||
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Genre: | Full length play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A Travelling Player (Everywoman) waiting for her train, tells tales to the unseen stationmaster, opening a Pandora's box of love, struggle and confusion. | |||||
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Wasteland Harvest, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bridge Theatre, New York City (staged reading) | 30 Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | 9Thirty Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #13060 | |||
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Genre: | Full length comedy/drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | The action takes place in the recent past (early 2000s) Simple staging. A Wasteland with DSR. Area doubling for Site office/ Morrissey's Home. Minimal props & costumes [preferably all recycled materials for set & costumes]. | |||||
Synopsis: | Lucy, a reporter from the Wasteland Gazette investigating allegations of illegal dumping, meets mysterious Limerick Bill, 'Keeper of the Marsh'. While secrets are uncovered, and mischief is rife, Peter Morrissey, a local councillor and his wife Mairead struggle to cope with startling events | |||||
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