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A Cry From Heaven

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Vincent Woods 

  • Synopsis

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

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    14

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    17

Original Production

Original Cast
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
Production Team
Director Olivier Py
Designer Pierre-André Weitz
Set Abbey Theatre Workshop
Lighting Designer Olivier Py
Costumes Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound Cormac Carroll
Stage Director John Stapleton
Assistant Stage Director Stephen Dempsey
Dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke
Graphic Design Red Dog Design
Photography Ros Kavanagh
Rehearsal Photography Tom Lawlor (1)
Publicity Gerry Lundberg
Voice Coach Andrea Ainsworth
Marketing Janice McAdam

Published Scripts

  • Title

    A Cry From Heaven

  • Year

    2005

  • Published By

    Methuen

  • Address

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

  • Phone

    + 44 (0)20 7798 1600

  • Website

    www.methuen.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0413775399

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Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Vincent Woods

  • Email

    vwoods@eircom.net

Source Of Information

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