The Blue Macushla

By Tom Murphy
Directed by John Crowley

The Blue Macushla unfolds as a live gangster movie – on stage. The play is set in a nightclub in the Republic of Ireland during the 1970s when the politics of The Troubles were spilling over into the South.

“

in Druid’s confident hands, it translates into a tight and good-humoured evening’s fare

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The Sunday Times, 18 June 1995

“

a rare and enjoyable mixture of escapist fun, gleeful excess and arch humour

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The Tribune Magazine, 18 March 1995

“

the usual excellent Druid standard

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The Connacht Sentinel, 20 June 1995

Credits

Cast

Eddie O’Hara Anthony Brophy
Pete Gregory Gudgeon
Roscommon Maria Doyle Kennedy
Mike Gerard Carey
No. 1 Marjorie Yates
Vic Camden Ray McBride
No.2/O’Malley Tony Flynn
Hooded Figure Tommy Tiernan
Danny Mountjoy Séan Rocks
Countess Katherine O’Toole
British Agent/Mullarkey Donncha Crowley

Creative Team

Director John Crowley
Design Paul McCauley
Lighting Design Rick Fisher
Costume Design Paul McCauley

Production Team

Production Manager Tony Killeen
Stage Managers Bernie Walsh
Angela Duffy
Assistant Stage Manager Roslyn Baker
Technicians/Operators Eamonn Fox
Andrew Smyth
Set Construction Alan Clarke
Set Carpenters Frank Gleeson
Daniel O’Sullivan
Wardrobe Monica Ennis
The Costume Company
Scenic Artist Ele Wood
Publicity Photography Aengus McMahon
Production Photography Amelia Stein
Advertising Mary McPartlan
Graphic Design Bite! Associates
Consultant Artistic Director Garry Hynes
General Manager Jane Daly
Administrator Anne Butler
Assistant Administrator Moya McHugh
Trainee Arts Administrator Maureen Kennelly
Box Office Jenny Kelly
Susan McKenna
Front of House Margaret Duffy
Jackie Fullard
Natalie McCambridge
Denise Stafford
Orfhlaith Stafford

Dates & Tickets

Galway Druid Theatre, Chapel Lane 14 - 20 June 1995