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Laoisa Sexton

LAOISA SEXTON

  
Nationality:    Irish
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Laoisa Sexton is an Irish actress and writer.

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below is a list of Laoisa Sexton's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         For Love         Last Days Of Cleopatra, The         Pigeon In The Taj Mahal, The

For Love

For Love
FOR LOVE is a dark blue romantic comedy,The chronicles and sexual lives of three economically challenged women from Dublin, told from deep down in the trenches. These women must battle the banality of everyday life in a hard bitten search for true connection and on the dirty difficult road to self-esteem.

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Her debut play FOR LOVE was produced OFF Broadway at The Irish Repertory Theatre in New York. It was critically acclaimed and received a Five stars NY Times critics Pick. It premiered in Ireland at the City of Culture Festival 2013 in Derry at Derry Playhouse, and went on to tour across Ireland, cities included Belfast ( Grand Opera House), Waterford (Theatre Royale), Galway ( Townhall Theater) and two venues in Dublin ( Axis Ballymun & Viking Theatre at The Sheds. Laoisa performed in the play along with Georgina Mc Kevitt. It was directed by Tim Ruddy. www.forlovethemovie.com. Further reference: http://www.thelastdaysofcleopatra.com/for-love/

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Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/ForLovethefilm/

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Last Days Of Cleopatra, The

Last Days Of Cleopatra, The
A pitch black comedy set in Dublin. Cleopatra is all about love, as in where do you find it? How do you keep it? what does it feel like? How do you know? . . .And can a family that dance together stay together?

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Laoisa's second play THE LAST DAYS OF CLEOPATRA premiered in New York City at Urban Stages in 2014. It received Five star NY Times Critics' Pick and was widely acclaimed across the board. Laoisa performed in the play along with Michael Mellamphy, Kevin Marron and Kenneth Ryan. www.thelastdaysofcleopatra.com

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  some doubling

Further Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/theLastDaysofCleopatra/
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Pigeon In The Taj Mahal, The

Pigeon In The Taj Mahal, The
A Bride-To-Be gets separated from her Hen Party, and is rescued by a strange man. But who exactly ends up rescuing who? During this long night of reckoning, a battle for survival ensues- Worlds collide in this darkly funny pressure cooker of a play about how we live now, the need for empathy and the thirst for human connection.

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Further reference: http://www.thelastdaysofcleopatra.com/the-pigeon-in-the-taj-mahal/

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black comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/thepigeoninthetajmahal/

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