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KING LEAR 2009

Director:Donnacadh O'Briain Set Design:Michael Vale
Costume: Catherine Fay Lighting: Sinead Wallace
Composer/Sound Design:Philip Stewart
Songs/Percussion:Declan Mills
Fight Choreographer: Paul Burke
Choreographer:Ella Clarke
Production Manager: Des Kenny Stage Director: Marella Boschi
ASM: Aaron Dempsey Wardrobe: Aisling Cooney
Producer:Linda Keating Wardrobe: Yvonne Carry
Box Office Manager: Lynn McDonough
Assistant Producer:Alex McCullagh
CAST
King Lear: Gerard Murphy Fool:Declan Mills
Gloucester:David Heap Goneril:Catherine Cusack
Regan:Lesley Conroy Cordelia:Maeve Fitzgerald
Kent:David O'Meara Cornwall:Enrique Fonseca
Albany:Rory Murray France:Paschal Friel
Burgundy:Marcus Lamb Edmund:Liam Hourican
Edgar:Will O'Connell Oswald:Stephen Bradley
Lears Knight: Brian McGovern
   

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MERCHANT OF VENICE 2008

Director:Joshua Edelman Set Design:Sabine Dargent

Costume:Leonore McDonagh

 Lighting Design:Eamon Fox
Production Manager: Des Kenny Stage Director:Margarita Corscadden
ASM: Joanna Corscadden Wardrobe: Yvonne Carry
Producer:Linda Keating Mask Maker:Tarot Couzyn
Fight Choreography:Paul Burke Choreography:Muirne Bloomer
Music Co-ordinator:Sandra Ellis
Box Office Manager: Lynn McDonough
CAST
Shylock:Enda Oates
Antonio:David Heap
Bassanio: David Ryan
Portia: Maeve Fitzgerald
Nerissa:Eva Bartley
 Gratiano:Liam Hourican
Lorenzo:Stephen Bradley Launcelot:Roger Thomson
Duke:Hope Brown Singer:Robert Bannon
Jessica:Dearbhla McGuinness

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MACBETH 2008

Director: Alan Stanford Set Design: Carol Betera
Lighting: Sinéad McKenna Costume: Caroline Hughes
Assistant Director: Conor Hanratty Production Manager: Des Kenny
Stage Director: Marella Boschi ASM : Aaron Dempsey
Wardrobe: Yvonne Carry Producer: Linda Keating
Assistant Producer: Alex McCullagh
Tour Manager: Maeve Nic Samhradain
Box Office: Maeve Nic Samhradain & Beth King
   
CAST
Macbeth: David Shannon Lady Macbeth:Caitríona NíMhurchú
Banquo:Simon Coury Macduff: Enda Oates
Duncan: Frank O'Sullivan Malcom: Barry John O'Connor
Ross: Tony McKenna Lennox: Keith Hanna
Porter/Murder: Roger Thomson Donalbaine: Andrew Adamson
Seyton/Murder: Liam Heffernan Fleance/Thane: Michael Winder
Witch: Kate Brennan Witch/ Murder:Maeve Fitzgerald
Witch: Kate Nic Chonainaigh Hecate: Olwen Grindley
Lady Macduff/Gentlewoman: Olga Wehrly
Messenger/Thane/Young Siward: Diarmuid Noyse

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PHILADELPHIA HERE I COME! 2007

 
Director: Alan Stanford Set Design: Eileen Diss
Lighting Design: Sinéad McKenna Costumes Design:Leonore Mc Donagh
Stage Director: Marella Boschi Production Manager: Mike Byrne
Assistant Director:Conor Hanratty ASM : Aaron Dempsey
Wardrobe: Yvonne Carry Producer: Linda Keating
Assistant Producer: Alex McCullagh
Tour Manager: Maeve Nic Samhradain
Box Office: Maeve Nic Samhradain & Beth King
   
CAST
Gar Private: Marty Rea Gar Public: Sean Stewart
SB O'Donnell: Walter McMonagle Madge: Aine Ni Mhuiri
Canon Mick O'Byrne: John Olohan Master Boyle: Enda Oates
Senator Doogan: David Heap Aunt Lizzy: Joan Sheehy
Con Sweeney: Donncha Crowley Ben Burton: Daniel Reardon
Kate Doogan: Dearbhla McGuinness Ned: Conan Sweeny
Tom: Roger Thomson Joe: Andrew Adamson

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Othello 2007

WINNER BEST COSTUME Irish Times Theatre Awards 2008
"Of one that loved not wisely but too well"
 
Director: Alan Stanford Set Design:Carol Betera
Lighting Design: Sinéad McKenna Costume Design: Caroline Hughes
Stage Director: Marella Boschi Production Manager:Des Kenny
Producer:Linda Keating ASM: Emma Jane McGovern
Wardrobe Assistant: Yvonne Carry Tour Manager:Maeve Nic Samhradain
 

CAST
Othello:JohnnyLee Davenport Desdemona:Maeve Fitzgerald
Iago: Simon O'Gorman Cassio: Colin O'Donoghue
Simon O'Gorman & Liam Hourican in Othello 07. Photographer Terry Murphy Roderigo: Liam Hourican
Emilia: Olga Wehrly
Brabantio: Enda Oates
Duke: Des Braiden
Lodovico: Charlie Bonner
Montano: Brendan Laird
Senator/2nd Officer: Keith Hanna
Barman/Officer: Andrew Adamson
3rd Officer:Donal McKenna

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BABYLON (REVIVAL 2006)

Director: David Parnell Producer: Cian O'Brien
Set:Sabine Dargent Costumes: Sinead Cuthbert
Lighting: Sinead McKenna Production Management:Des Kenny
Stage Director: Marella Boschi ASM: Astrid Linnie

CAST

Ciaran O'Brien & Ciaran Fitzgerald Babylon 06. Photographer Alex McCullagh  
 
Alec: Ciaran Fitzgerald
Gerry: Ciaran O'Brien
Father: Philip O'Sullivan
Mother: Ali White
Bennet: George McMahon
The Major: Paul Meade
The Actor: David O'Meara
The Musican: Ronan O'Flaherty
 
 

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MACBETH 2006

"There are daggers in mens smiles".
       
Director: Alan Stanford
Producer: Linda Keating
Set Design: Carol Betera
 Costume Design: Caroline Hughes
Lighting Design: Eamon Fox Production Manager: Des Kenny
Stage Director: Marella Boschi ASM : Jack Olohan
 

CAST
Macbeth: Aidan Kelly Lady Macbeth:Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
MacDuff: Enda Oates Banquo: Mark D'Aughton
Lady MacDuff: India Whisker Porter/Old Siward: John Olohan
Seyton: Gerry McCann

Gerry McCann in Macbeth 2006. Photographer Terry Murphy
Ross: Aonghus Óg McAnally
Duncan/Witch: Des Braiden
Donalblaine: Stephen O'Rourke
Hecate: Olwen Grindley
Weird Sister 1: Mary Murray
Weird Sister 2: Kate Brennan
Weird Sister 3: Brenda Larby
Malcolm: Charlie Bonner  
Lennox: Keith Hanna  
   

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BABYLON 2005

WINNER BEST COSTUME Irish Times Theatre Awards 2005
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Irish Times Awards 2005

Director: David Parnell Producer: Linda Keating
Designer: Sabine Dargent Costumes: Sinead Cuthbert
Lighting: Sinead McKenna Production Management: Des Kenny
Stage Director:Tara Furlong ASM : Astrid Linnie

CAST

Fergal McElheron & Sam Peter Corry in How Many Miles to Babylon 2005. Photographer Colm Henry.  
Alec: Sam Peter Corry
Jerry:Fergal McElheron
Mother: Fiona Bell
Father: Philip O'Sullivan
Major: Anthony Brophy
Bennett: Louis Lovett
Musician: Ronan O'Flaherty
 
 
 
 
 
 

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KING LEAR 2005

"A plague upon, murderer's, traitors all!"
       
Director: Alan Stanford Producer: Nik Quaife
Set: Fiona Cunningham Lighting Design: Eamon Fox
Costume Design: Sinéad Cuthbert Production Manager: Andy Cummins
Stage Director: Miriam Duffy    
     

CAST
Lear: Alan Stanford Albany: Gerry O'Brien
Edmund: Alan Smyth Burgendy: Keith Hanna
Edgar: Rory Nolan    
Gloucester: Keiran Ahern Alan Stanford & Keiron Ahern in King Lear 2005. Photographer Pat Redmond.
Fool: John Olohan
Gonerail: Niamh Linehan
Regan: Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
Cordelia: Eithne Woodcock
Kent: Frank O'Sullivan
Cornwall: Enda Oates
France: Paul Congdon
   

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HAMLET 2004

Nominated Best Lighting Design Irish Times Theatre Awards

"Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go"
       
Director: Alan Stanford Producer:Nik Quaife
Set Design: Fiona Cunningham Costume Design: Sinéad Cuthbert
Lighting Design: Eamon Fox    

Cast
Rory Keenan in Hamlet 2004. Hamlet: Rory Keenan
Claudius: Simon Coury
Gertrude: Helene Montague
Ophelia: Emily Nagle
Polonius: Barry McGovern
Horatio: Alan Smyth
Ghost/ Player King: Alan Stanford
  Laertes: Barry Flanagan
Bernardo/Guidenstern/2nd Gravedigger: Russell Smith
Marcellus/Rosencrantz/1st Gravedigger: Aongus Óg McAnally
Reynaldo/Player Queen/ Fortinbras: Brian Thunder
Lady in Waiting: Elizabeth Gerhardy

ROMEO AND JULIET 2002

"A pair of star cross'd lovers take their life"
       
Director: Alan Stanford Producer: Donal Shiels
Set Design: Bruno Schwengl Lighting Design: Nigel Edwards
     

CAST
Romeo: Tadhg Murphy Prince of Verona: Michael Grennell
Juliet: Ailish Symons Paris: Mick Mulcahy
Capulet: Thomas Grube Tadhg Murphy & Ailish Symons in Romeo & Juliet 2002.
Lady Capulet: Deirdre Monaghan
Friar Laurence: John Olohan
Nurse: Merrina Millsap
Mercutio: David O'Meara
Benvolio: Aonghus Óg McAnally
Tybalt: Gerry McCann
Gregory/Friar: Caomhan Keane
Sampson/Peter: Mark Fitzgerald
Montague/ Apothecary: Brendan Morrisey  
The Girls: Lynne McDonald & Louise Kelly  

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mACBETH 2008 I PHILADELPHIA, hERE I COME! 2007 I OTHELLO 2007 I BABYLON Revival 2006 I MACBETH 2006 I BABYLON 2005 I KING LEAR 2005 I HAMLET 2004 I ROMEO & JULIET 2002 I KING LEAR 2001

 


Catherine Cusack & Gerard Murphy in King Lear 2009. Photography by Anthony Woods

David Heap in King Lear 2009. Photography by Anthony Woods

Gerard Murphy as King Lear. 2009. Photography by Anthony Woods

Will O'Connell in King Lear 2009. Photography by Anthony Woods

David Ryan & Maeve Fitzgerald in Merchant of Venice 2008. Photography by Anthony Woods

Stephen Bradley in Merchant of Venice. Photography by Anthony Woods

David Shannon as Macbeth. Photographer Anthony Woods. 2008

Caitríona Ní Mhurchú & David Shannon in Macbeth. Photographer Anthony Woods. 2008

Marty Rea & Sean Stewart in Philadelphia, Here I Com! 2007. Photographer Anthony Woods

Marty Rea & Sean Stewart in Philadelphia, Here I Come! 2007. Photographer Anthony Woods

Simon O'Gorman in Othello 2007. Photographer Terry Murphy.

Johnny Lee Davenport & Maeve Fitzgerald in Othello 2007. Photographer Terry Murphy

Philip O'Sullivan in How Many Miles to Babylon 2006. Photographer Alex McCullagh.

Ciaran O'Brien & Ciaran Fitzgerald in How Many Miles to Babylon 2006. Photographer Alex McCullagh

Aiden Kelly in Macbeth 2006. Photographer Terry Murphy.

Gerard Murphy in King Lear. Photographer Anthony Woods. 2009

Enda Oates & David Ryan in The Merchant of Venice. Photographer Anthony Woods. 2008

Barry John O'Connor in Macbeth. Photographer Anthony Woods. 2008

Liam Hourican & Paschal Friel in King Lear. Photography Anthony Woods. 2009

Rory Nolan, Alan Stanford & Frank O'Sullivan in King Lear 2005. Photographer Pat Redmond

Sean Le Beau in As You Like It

Simon O'Gorman in Macbeth 1995

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