The Country Boy

By John Murphy

Curly’s father Tom is not a man for change so Curly is finding it very difficult to leave home. He wants to leave the family farm and marry his girl Eileen, but when his older brother returns from America Curly begins to see all the paths he could take. But which road will he go down and will he do it for the right reasons?

‘..Hynes’ strong ensemble casts exquisitely controlled and nuanced performances, embrace fully Murphy’s play to create a production which brings tears to the eyes’- Sunday Tribune, 6 June, 1999
‘…a fine production’- The Sunday Time, 6 June 1999
‘a fine revival of a piece of Irish theatrical history’- The Irish Times, 3 June 1999

Credits

Cast

  • Tom Maher Eamon Morrissey
  • Mary Kate Stella McCusker
  • Curly Cillian Murphy
  • Eddie Peter Gowen
  • Julia Shelley Williams
  • Eileen Emily Nagle

Creative Team

  • Director Garry Hynes
  • Assistant Director Andrew Flynn
  • Design Francis O’Connor
  • Music Paddy Cunneen
  • Lighting Design Ben Ormerod
  • Costume Design Francis O’Connor

Production Team

  • Production Manager Niall Cranney
  • Stage Manager Sylvia Carter
  • Assistant Stage Manager Nicola Teahan
  • Niall Cleary
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Orfhlaith Stafford
  • Electrician Barry O’Brien
  • Lighting Assistant Mark Hill
  • Design Assistant Jessica Evershed
  • Scenic Artist Jack Kirwan
  • Set Construction Alan Clarke
  • Photography Derek Speirs
  • Graphic Design Bite! Associates
  • Transport Trevor Price
  • Mike HealyPress/PR Mary O’Mahony
  • Box Office Sinéad Cahill
  • Artistic Director Garry Hynes
  • Administration Ciara Ní Shuileabháin
  • Administrative Assistant Cliona Ní Mhocháin
  • New Writing Charlie McBride
  • Writers in Association Billy Roche
  • Martin McDonagh