The Absence of Women was first presented at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, on 8 February 2010. The cast was as follows:

Gerry  Karl Johnson
Iggy  Ian McElhinney
Dotty  Alice O’Connell
John  Conor McNeill

Director  Rachel O’Riordan
Artistic Director  Richard Croxford
Set and Costume Designer  Stuart Marshall
Lighting Designer  James Whiteside