PROGRAMME: The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre, by Tom Kilroy (1991)
€10.00
PROGRAMME: The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre, by Tom Kilroy (1991)
€10.00
Buy the original program for the play. Excellent condition.
Thomas Kilroy’s hugely entertaining play recalls the glorious days of the fit-up companies touring Ireland with everything from Shakespeare to melodrama.
‘Europe is in the grip of World War II. Mankind has gone into battle. Ireland declares an emergency. It is a time of glimmer men and black bread; ration books and rumours of invasion; L.D.F. patrols and Step Together weeks. For one rural Irish town things will never be the same again. Not because of the war, but because Madame MacAdam has arrived, the wonderful Madame MacAdam and her troupe of travelling players …’
Description
First production; Guildhall, Derry, 9 September 1991
Original Cast
Lyle Jones Julian Curry
Simon Donagh Deeney
Young Maher Donagh Deeney
Slipper Donagh Deeney
Sergeant of the Guards Kevin Flood
Sally Amanda Hurwitz
Marie Therese Tina Kellegher
Bun Bourke Conor McDermottroe
Chamberlain Conor McDermottroe
LDF Man Tony McKeown
Jo Fionnuala Murphy
LDF Man Kevin Nelis
LDF Man Jim Patton
Rabe Tom Radcliffe
Announcer’s Voice Stephen Rea
Madame McAdam Helen Ryan
Production Team
Director Jim Nolan
Designer Monica Frawley
Lighting Designer Conleth White
Design Assistant Barbara Lavery
Lighting Assistant Stevie Arthurs
Production Manager Padraig O’Neill
Deputy Stage Manager Marie Breen
Assistant Stage Manager Annie Farr
Production Assistant Niamh Eastwood
Set Construction Paul Turpin
Set Construction Steve Plant
Scenic Artist Ned McLoughlin
Wardrobe Mistress Bernie Friel
Lighting Technician Ciaron Murphy
PR Fiona MacMillan
Casting Hubbard Casting
