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Carthaginians

By Frank McGuinness
Directed by Moya McHugh

Set in County Derry and the aftermath of the Bloody Sunday killings this historical comedy takes place in a graveyard where the dead are said to rise. The story is told through seven Derry natives who tell their own stories of sadness and ruins as they await the awakening of the dead.

Memorable theatre born out of a terrible outrage
City Tribune, 7 February 1992
A very fine, moving, occasionally, beautiful play, possibly the best staged in Druid for sometime The Sunday Press 9 Feb 1992
The Sunday Press, 9 February 1992
An event of strong emotion. It is also an evening of strong performance
The Guardian, 13 March 1992

Credits

Cast

  • Maela Maria McDermottroe
  • Greta Pauline McLynn
  • Sarah Joan Sheehy
  • Dido Pat Kinevane
  • Hark Conor McDermottroe
  • Paul MaelĂ­osa Stafford
  • Seph Conor Mullen

Production Team

  • Production Manager Tony Killeen
  • Stage Director Moya McHugh
  • Stage Manager Bernie Walsh
  • Assistant Stage Manager Angela Duffy
  • Technicians David Murphy
  • Eamonn Fox
  • Shannon Light
  • Set Construction Alan Clarke
  • Assisted by Frank Gleeson
  • Wardrobe Monica Ennis
  • The Costume Company
  • Set Painting Brian Bourke
  • Assisted by Dolores Lyne
  • Assistant to the Director Naoise Barry
  • Production Photography Amelia Stein

Dates & Tickets

Galway Druid, Chapel Lane 5 February 1992

Derry Rialto Entertainment Centre 10 March 1992