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Based on Behan's own experience of 14 years internment in Mountjoy for his Republican activity, The Quare Fellow is set in an Irish prison and is a subtle condemnation of capital punishment. Described by Behan himself as "a comedy-drama", it has a large ensemble of brightly drawn, colourful characters with vivid dialogue. Its construction is highly original in that the audience never see or hear the condemned man who, in a sense, is the central figure. The Quare Fellow was premiered in Dublin in 1954 and first presented in Britain by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East in 1954. The subsequent six-month West End run of a play with such a sharp political impact at a time when judicial hanging was still practised by the British and Irish governments, was unprecedented. The Quare Fellow website.T81081414550th Anniversary productionCompany Oxford Stage Company. Director Kathy Burke. Design David Rogers. Lighting Chris Davey. Sound Fergus O'Hare. Music Philip Chevron. Performer Sean Gallagher. Performer Jason Kavanagh. Performer Kieran Cunningham. Performer Tony Rohr. Performer Sean Campion. Performer Nick Danan. Performer Matthew Dunphy. Performer David Ganly. Performer Ciaran McIntyre. Performer Gary Lilburn. Performer Paul Lloyd. Performer Christopher Logan. Performer Gerard Rooney. Performer Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Performer Patrick Lynch. Performer Jay Simpson. Performer Oengus MacNamara. | |
| 25 May 05 to 2 Jul 05 | The Kiln (formerly Tricycle Theatre), Inner London :: V250 listing details L034489675 |
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