Cast
- Sorrel Raftery Mary Murray
- Ted Raftery Michael Tierney
- Dinah Raftery Cara Kelly
- Shalome Raftery Valerie Lilley
- Red Raftery Tom Hickey
- Isaac Dunn Kieran Ahern
- Dara Mood Keith McErlean
By Marina Carr,
In a community where everyone knows everyone's business, the Raftery family struggle to keep their family bond. Where love and affectionate words seem scarce, and bitterness and rumours fill the countryside, this comical play pushes the three-generation family to its limits.
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Sunday Business Post 11th June 2000
darkly fascinating and undeniably powerful Carr has made terrain where other writers fear to tread
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Galway Advertiser May 2000
a dark and disturbing work of genius
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13th July 2000
Marina Carr is an extaordinary writer and this is a carefully crafted piece of theatre Morning Star
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The Irish Times
a gripping extraordinary evening of theatre
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Sunday Independent
the play is relentless: the flesh crawls, the hairs rise on the back of the neck, the throat closes in panic. And through the seismic horror comes the explosive artistry of the born playwright... Garry Hynes directs the play with driving, merciless precision. And the cast rises magnificently to the dark task … this is a play that howls to be seen; its courage is matched only by its dramatic power
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Credits
Creative Team
- Director Garry Hynes
- Assistant Director Andrew Flynn
- Design Tony Walton
- Sound Design Rich Walsh
- Music Paddy Cunneen
- Lighting Design Richard Pilbrow
- Costume Design Monica Frawley
Production Team
- Production Manager Tony Killeen
- Production Manager Tony Killeen
- Company Stage Manager Clare McCaffery
- Deputy Stage Manager Xenia Lewis
- Assistant Stage Manager Niall Cleary
- Kenneth Kelly
- Technical Manager Barry O’Brien
- Chief Electrician James McConnell
- Lighting Operator David Carpenter
- Sound Operator Helen Beswick
- Technical Assistant Kiearan O’Donnell
- Wardrobe Supervisor Monica Ennis
- Wardrobe Assistant Therese McKeone
- Design Assistant Daniela Galli
- Wigs and Make-Up Patsy Giles
- Scenic Artist Liz Barker
- Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
- Company Voice Work Andrea Ainsworth
- Photography Ivan Kyncl
- Publicity Maura O’Keefe
- Casting Muareen Hughes
- Amy Rowan
- Graphic Design Bite! Associates
- Artistic Director Garry Hynes
- Managing Director Ciarán Walsh
- Administrator Ciara Ní Shuilleabháin
- Administration Assistant Clíona Ní Mhocháin
- Writer in Association Martin McDonagh
- Box Office Sinéad Cahill
Dates & Tickets
Galway Town Hall Theatre 9 May 2000
The Kennedy Center, Washington Eisenhower Theater 18 - 21 May 2000
Dublin Gate Theatre 26 May 2000
London Arts from Ireland Festival, Royal Court Jerwood Theatre 29 June - 22 July 2000