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At the Black Pig's Dyke

By Vincent Woods
Directed by Maelíosa Stafford

Set on the border between Leitrim and Fermanagh, this tragic love story weaves together past and present through the tradition of mumming and storytelling accompanied by toe-tapping dance and live music from fiddle, accordian and bodhran. This play tells a story that would break your heart while touching your comic nerve.

“

sublime, superb, magical

”

Sunday Tribune, 26 July 1993

“

This is a play with a conscience, which articulates contemporary issues through traditional idiom…a production to enthral

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Belfast Telegraph, 4 November 1992

“

a must-see-near masterpiece

”

Michael Coveney The Observer, 11 July 1993

Credits

Cast

Lizzie Boles Stella McCusker
Young Lizzie/ Sarah Boles/ Elizabeth Diane O’Kelly
Jack Boles/ 1st hero in Mummers Play Brendan Laird
Hugh Brolly/ 2nd hero in Mummers Play David Wilmot
Michael Flynn/ Captain Mummers Play Ray McBride
Frank Beirne/ Doctor in Mummers Play Peter Gowen
Tom Fool Frankie McCafferty
Miss Funny Deirdre O’Kane
Beelzebub/ Musician Brendan O’Regan
Butcher/ Musician Cora Smyth

Creative Team

Director Maelíosa Stafford
Design Monica Frawley
Lighting Design Stephen McManus
Music Brendan O’Regan
Choreography Ray McBride
Costume Design Monica Frawley

Production Team

Production Manager Tony Killeen
Stage Director Moya McHugh
Stage Manager/ Crew Bernie Walsh
Assistant Stage Manager Angela Duffy
Technician/ Operator Eamonn Fox
Set Construction Alan Clarke
Assisted By Frank Gleeson
Crew Bernie Walsh
Alan Clarke
Frank Gleeson
Wardrobe Monica Ennis
The Costume Company
Assisted By Helen Lane
Orfhlaith Stafford
Anja Seiss
Mask Construction Áine Philips
Scenic Artist Ned McLoughlin
Production Photography Amelia Stein
Poster/ Leaflet Design Catherine McConville
Assistant to Designer Matthew Deely
Tour Transport Swift Transport
Artistic Director Maelíosa Stafford
General Manager Jane Daly
Administrator Anne Butler

Dates & Tickets

Derry 1 Week

London Tricycle Theatre 7 - 31 July 1993