Cast
- Robert Green Maelíosa Stafford
- Cutting Ball/ Ned Alleyn/ Fish Seller Phelim Drew
- Alice/ Mary Frith Ali White
- W. Shakespeare/ C. Marlowe Patrick Dickson
A story of a struggling playwright in Elizabethan London at the time of Shakespeare and Marlowe. This is a very clever, entertaining play that shows the other playwrights at that time and how they had financial struggle and failure because of their successful rivals.
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City Tribune, 19 July 1991
This is Druid at its most daring
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Galway Advertiser, 18 July 1991
a diamond of a play
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The Sunday Independent, 21 July 1991
a magnificent production of one of the most clever, funny and moving pieces of theatre I’ve seen in a long time
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The Irish Times, 22 July 1991
An intoxicating blend of lust, fear and greed
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Credits
Creative Team
- Director Roland Jacquarello
- Design Kathy Strachan
- Lighting Design Roger Simonsz
- Music (composed & performed) Brendan O’Regan
- Costume Design Kathy Strachan
Production Team
- Production Manager Tony Killeen
- Stage Director Moya McHugh
- Stage Manager Bernie Walsh
- Assistant Stage Manager Angela Duffy
- Chief Electrician David Murphy
- Set Construction Alan Clarke
- Assisted By Frank Gleeson
- Costume Construction Monica Ennis
- The Costume Company
- Amy Stewart
- Ms. White’s Costumes Cut By Nigel Boyd
- Scenic Artist Adam Cutts
- Trainee Director John Crowley
- Operators David Murphy
- Eamonn Fox
- Soundtrack recorded by Pat Neary
- Production Photography Amelia Stein
- Poster Design The Graphiconies
- Script Editor Martin Drury
- Box Office Ann O’Dea
- Front of House Niall Barrett
- Yvonne Barrett
- Ethel Burke
- Joan Mallon
- Orfhlaith Stafford
- Mike Ward
- Artistic Director Maelíosa Stafford
- General Manager Jane Daly
- Administrator Anne Butler
Dates & Tickets
Galway Druid Theatre, Chapel Lane 18 July - 31 August 1991