Irish & North American tour, for the Abbey Theatre:
Irish Tour Abbey Theatre Cork Opera House Limetree Theatre, Limerick Town Hall Theatre, Galway National Opera House, Wexford
North American Tour Kennedy Centre (Washington DC) American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University (Massachusetts) University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia) Montclair State University’s Peak Performances, (New Jersey) Southern Theatre, (Ohio)
Canadian Stage (Toronto)
About the show:
Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time.
The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them?
The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of 1916.
Recently performed during the centenary of the Easter Rising, Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes returns with this production of Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play.
Cast & Creatives:
Cast
Ian-Lloyd Anderson Jack Clitheroe
Kate Stanley Brennan Nora Clitheroe
Tony Clay Sergeant Tinley
Lloyd Cooney Lieutenant Langon
Hilda Fay & Eileen Walsh Bessie Burgess
David Ganly Fluther Good
Rachel Gleeson Mollser
James Hayes Peter Flynn
Ger Kelly A Bar-tender
Liam Heslin Captain Brennan
Janet Moran Mrs. Gogan
Ciarian O’Brien The Young Covey
Nima Taleghani Corporal Stoddart
Nyree Yergainharsian Rosie Redmond
Creative Team
Sean O’Casey Playwright
Sean Holmes Director
Ronan Phelan Production Associate Director
Jon Bausor Set Designer
Rebecca Brower Assistant Set Designer
Catherine Fay Costume Designer
Paul Keegan Lighting Designer
Philip Stewart Sound Designer
Andrea Ainsworth Voice Director
Val Sherlock Hair and Make-up Designer
Philip Stewart Composer
Production
Diarmuid O’Quigley Stage Manager
Orla Burke Deputy Stage Manager
Audrey Rooney Assistant Stage Manager
Kelly Phelan Casting
Liz Barker Set Decorator