GLENAMADDY THEATRE FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 22nd MARCH TO SATURDAY 30th MARCH 2024
Tuesday March 28th
Corofin Dramatic Society Co. Clare - (Open)
“The Cripple of Inishmaan” By Martin Mc Donagh
Cast
Kate ............................................ Eileen Lahiffe
Eileen ......................................... Mary Kelly
JohnnyPateenMike ................ Martin O'Donohue
Billy ............................................ James Raleigh
Bartley ...................................... Colm Linnane
Helen ......................................... Maura Clancy
BabbyBobby ............................ Neil Haran
Doctor ........................................ Mike Curran
Mammy ..................................... Nicola Sheehan
Crew
Lighting ............................ Ger Hahiffe & Clare Foley
Sound ........................................ Brenda Reilly & Clare Foley
Stage Managers ..................... Thomas Kearney & Gowan Lahiffe
Make Up ................................... Rona Lyons , Carol Andrews
Stage Crew .............................. Willie Lahiffe, Ciaran McDonagh
Logistics ................................... Martin Perrill
Synopsis of Play
SET ON INISHMAAN IN 1934, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN IS A STRANGE COMIC TALE IN THE GREAT TRADITION OF IRISH STORYTELLING. AS WORD ARRIVES ON INISHMAAN THAT THE HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR ROBERT FLAHERTY IS COMING TO THE NEIGHBOURING ISLAND OF INISHMORE TO FILM MAN OF ARAN, THE ONE PERSON WHO WANTS TO BE IN THE FILM MORE THAN ANYBODY IS YOUNG CRIPPLE BILLY, IF ONLY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BITTER TEDIUM OF HIS DAILY LIFE.
History of Group
QUALIFIED FOR THE RTÉ ALL-IRELAND DRAMA FESTIVAL THREE TIMES; PLACED 3RD IN 2012 WITH THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES BY FRANK D. GILROY, DIRECTED BY JOHN CLANCY. WINNERS OF THE ONE-ACT CONFINED ALL-IRELAND FINALS’ 2012 AND 1993. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: FULL-LENGTH CONFINED ALL IRELAND WINNERS 2008 WITH OUR PRODUCTION OF THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE BY MARTIN MCDONAGH.
Director
John Clancy