Description
Effortlessly witty, self-punishing, detesting nature and commonsense, a fake Irishman affecting an upper-class English accent, Oscar Wilde moves towards a final confrontation with Sir Edward Carson. As Carson tries desperately to create a future for Ulster Unionism, Wilde mocks the contradictions on which he and Carson are impaled.
First Production Guildhall, Derry, 25 September 1989
Original Cast & Production Team
Lord Alfred Douglas Peter Hanly
Jamie Aidan McCann
Richard Wallace Seamus Moran
Lady Wilde Eileen Pollock
Judge Jim Queally
Oscar Wilde Stephen Rea
Edward Carson Stanley Townsend
Director Trevor Griffiths
Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Christopher Toulmin
Music by Philip Chevron
Music by Neil Martin
Musical Director Neil Martin
Assistant Director Brian Brady
Design Assistant Will Hargreaves
Company Manager Mike Blair
Administration Assistant Colette Nelis
Deputy Stage Manager Seamus Shea
Assistant Stage Manager Bronagh Miskelly
Lighting Operator Paul Noble
Costume Supervisor Christine Rowland
PR Kate Bond
Painting by Basil Blackshaw
Casting Hubbard Casting
Administrator Maureen Loughran