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