Galway Jesuit Hall 28 October - 7 November 1987
Leslie a young British soldier is taken hostage from the border and kept in a brothel that once was a house of an IRA commander. In the house he falls in love with a tenant Teresa. In the background the story of an eighteen-year-old IRA member is to be executed in Belfast for the murder of a policeman. Although we never see this we see the events that led to his planned execution.
The Hostage (Irish Tour)
A play by Brendan Behan
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Design: Brien Vahey
Lighting Design: Andy Phillips
Music: Brendan O'Regan
Cast:
Pat...Johnny Murphy
Meg Dillion...Terry Neason
Monsewer...P.G. Stephen
Rio Rita...Gerry Walsh
Princess Grace...Steve Rekab
Colette...Tina Kellegher
Ropeen...Máire Staffors
Leslie Williams...Eanna MacLiam
Teresa...Rachael Dowling
IRA Officer...Dave Carey
Volunteer, Fergus O'Connor...Bernard Walsh
Russian Sailor...Brendan O'Regan
Sharon...Sharon Shannon
ESB Man...Padraic O'Neill
Production Team:
Production Manager...Brien Vahey
Stage Director...Padraic O'Neill
Assistant Stage Manager...Tina Kellegher
Set Construction...Alan Clarke, Dominick Lyons
House Carpenter...Bernie Walsh
Technician...David Murphy
Wardrobe...Monica Ennis
Props...Orfhlaith Stafford
Scenic Artist...Jack Kirwan
Vocals...Brendan O'Connor
Crew...Alan Clarke, Bernie Walsh, David Murphy, Trevor Price, Padraic O'Neill
Publicity...Au Lit
Programme...Jerome Hynes
Druid:
Artistic Director...Garry Hynes
General Manager/ Company Secretary...Jerome Hynes
Administrative Assistant...Maureen Hughes
Box Office/ Reception...Anne Butler
Dates & Tickets
Clifden Town Hall 9 November 1987
Lisdoonvarna Community Centre 11 November 1987
Listowel The Plaza 13 November 1987
Carlow Scoil gan Smál 15 November 1987
Callan St. Brigid’s Convent Hall 17 November 1987
Tullamore GAA Hall 19 November 1987
Dundalk Town Hall 21 November 1987
Sligo Hawk’s Well 23 - 27 November 1987
Shercock St. Patrick’s Hall 29 November 1987
Mullingar Town Hall 1 December 1987
Ballinasloe John R. Sea Hall (St. Brigid’s) 3 December 1987
Boyle St. Joseph’s Hall 5 December 1987
Kiltimagh Town Hall Theatre 7 December 1987
Westport Town Hall 9 December 1987
Inis Meáin An Halla 11 December 1987