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After the disaster of the 1798 rebellion, Henry Joy McCracken, one of Irish history's most charming political rebels, sits awake in a half burnt-out cottage in Ulster. His child and lover sleep nearby with plans of an escape to America. Outside a Phantom Bride guards the gate of the ramshackle safe house. Henry awaits his imminent execution, but he needs to perfect his final speech to the citizens of Belfast... The night brings with it ghosts of friends and foes from Ireland's past - both North and South - to recall the seven ages of his life, from youthful idealism to disillusion and despair. Each age is presented in the style of a famous Irish writer, from Boucicault and Wilde, to Behan and Beckett, in a comic, terrifying and moving journey through the missed opportunities of Irish history.T02042182504Producer Worn Red Theatre Company (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre). Director Caitlin McLeod. Design Clem Garritty. Lighting Elliot Griggs. Costume Dot Bowry. Music Ben Osborn. Music Tegid Cartwright. Performer Helen Belbin. Performer Adam Best. Michael Byers. Performer Anthony Delaney. Performer Gemma-Leah Devereux. Performer Jonathan Harden. Performer Mark Edel-Hunt. Performer Clare McMahon. Performer Sean Pol-McGreevy. | |
| 6 Feb 11 to 21 Feb 11 | Finborough, Inner London :: V199 listing details L0462341414 |
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