About the Show
A darkly comic musical about family, grief and forgiveness, based on the much-loved cult film. Set in 1998, Orphans follows the Flynn siblings on a stormy night in Glasgow after the death of their mother. Thomas won’t leave the church, Michael is bleeding and roaming the streets, John has a gun and is set on revenge while Sheila wants to live life on her own terms. But will the siblings survive the night to get to their mother’s funeral?
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Cast
Creatives
Roddy Hart
Music
Tommy Reilly
Music
Roddy Hart
Lyrics
Tommy Reilly
Lyrics
Douglas Maxwell
Book
National Theatre of Scotland
Producer
Cora Bissett
Director
Emily James
Design
Emily James
Costume
Pippa Murphy
Sound
Lizzie Powell
Lighting
Niloo-Far Khan (assistant)
Director
Vicki Manderson (movement)
Director
Shonagh Murray (associate musical director)
Musical Director
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