“By the Bog of Cats”

By Marina Carr

Synopsis of Play

 

Loosely based on Euripide’s tragedy - Medea. Carr’s lyrical and timeless play tells the prophetic tale of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller , who struggles to come to terms with a lifetime of abandonment. This is the story of one woman’s courageous attempts to lay claim to what is hers: her caravan, her house and her daughter.

On the brink of despair, she embarks on a journey of vengeance as the secrets of her tangles history are revealed.

Cast

Hester Swane    ……………………         Tina Ward

Carthage Kilbride………………….        David Burke

Josie Kilbride………………………         Eve Smyth

Mrs.Kilbride………………………..        Marie Coneran

Monica Murray…………………….        Mary Kenny

Catwoman………………………….         Martina Ryan

Xavier Cassidy  ……………………        John Griffin

Caroline Cassidy…………………..        Anna Flaherty

Ghost Fancier   ……………………        Cian Boyle

Ghost of Joseph Swane   ……….          Stephen Burke

Young Dunne ……………………..         Cathal Moran

Father Willow ……………………..        Jim Donlon

Waiters …………………………….         Tracey Comer-Burke, Lisa Mannion

Crew

Stage Manager    .................    Aidan Burke

Set & Lighting Design  .........    Coman Keaveny, Aidan Burke and Pat McHugh

Lighting   ............................    Declan Walsh & Pat Mc Hugh

Sound  ................................    Amy Ward

Music   ...............................    Johnny and Edel Garvey

Set Construction  .................     Aidan Burke

Set Painting  .......................    Valerie Keaveney

Make-Up   ..........................    Tracey Comer-Burke & Marian Keaveney

Props   ...............................    Patricia Walsh & Eileen Burke

Stage Crew  ........................    Mickie Maloney, Vernon Keaveny

                                              Mary Connolly, Sean Coneran, Matt Devane