This pack supports the Lyric's 2025 production of Gary Owen's Ghosts, directed by Rachel O'Riordan.

This pack is written from a theatre maker’s perspective and we hope it provides some interesting insights into how a production like Ghosts is created and staged. You will find information about theatrical design elements, along with additional resources to explore some of the themes and issues raised within this thought-provoking production.

“When you spend your life in thrall to a monster you find yourself trying to make monstrous things somehow bearable.”

Helena is a woman on a mission. Since the death of her high-flying husband, she has dedicated herself to reclaiming his legacy. And her hard work is about to pay off, with a new children’s hospital bearing his name on the brink of opening.

But when their son Oz returns to the family home for the grand unveiling, he has ambitions of his own. Ambitions that threaten to unravel their family’s most tightly kept secrets.

 

Cast

Reggie Patricia Allison
Oz Callum Scott Howells
Helena Victoria Smurfit
Andersen Rhashan Stone
Jacob Deka Walmsley

 

Creatives

Writer Gary Owen
Director Rachel O’Riordan 
Set and Costume Design by Merle Hensel
Lighting Design by Simisola Majekodunmi
Sound Design by Donato Wharton
Music by Simon Slater
Casting by Anna Cooper CDG
Dramaturgy by Emily McLaughlin
Fight & Intimacy Director Bethan Clark
Dialect & Voice Coach Victoria Woodward
Assistant Director Harper K. Hefferon
Company Stage Manager Claire Bryan
Deputy Stage Manager Clare Loxley 
Assistant Stage Manager Jack Bond
Lighting Programmer Charli Hurford
Lighting Operator Alistair Warr
Sound Operator Jake Hanks
Set Construction and Painting by Visualscene
Lighting Supplied by White Light
Costume Supervision by Lyric Costume Department
Dresser and Wardrobe Assistant Charlotte Gregory

In partnership with Chris Harper Productions.