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Buile Shuibhne/Sweeney

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Páraic Breathnach 

  • Author Notes

    Adapted by Páraic Breathnach and devised by the company.

  • Synopsis

    Buile Shuibhne/Sweeny is based on the story of the pagan King Sweeny of Antrim, his dispute with the Christian Abbot Ronan over the proposed site of a monastic settlement and Sweeny's eventual descent into madness.

  • Play Type

    Physical/Devised Theatre

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    13

  • Cast Size Female

    16

  • Cast Notes

    Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Mad Woman Jane Talbot (1)
Milkmaid Jane Talbot (1)
Scavenger Jane Talbot (1)
Hag Jane Talbot (1)
Abbot Rod Goodall
Sweeny Midie Corcoran
Warrior Hillary Kavanagh
Acolyte Hillary Kavanagh
Mad Woman Hillary Kavanagh
Milkmaid Hillary Kavanagh
Scavenger Hillary Kavanagh
Warrior Peter Nelson
Eorann Petal Pilley
Mad Woman Petal Pilley
Milkmaid Petal Pilley
Chorus Brendan Savage
Acolyte Brendan Savage
Miller Brendan Savage
Acolyte Natalie Sebald
Mad Woman Natalie Sebald
Milkmaid Natalie Sebald
Scavenger Natalie Sebald
Acolyte Conor Nolan (2)
Mad Man Conor Nolan (2)
Donal Conor Nolan (2)
Jealous Lover Conor Nolan (2)
Warrior Paul McCloskey
Acolyte Paul McCloskey
Mad Man Paul McCloskey
Production Team  
Director Rod Goodall
Designer Owen MacCartaigh
Producer Páraic Breathnach
Lighting Designer David Murphy (2)
Costume Designer Charmian Goodall
Choreographer Rod Goodall
Music Composed by John Dunne (1)
Musician Declan Gibbons
Musician John Dunne (1)
Musician Nuala Ni Chanainn
Musician Fergal Gallagher
Percussion Alan Purves
Puppet Design and Construction Rob Meijer
Masks Aine Phillips
Masks Josephine Hayter
Financial Controller Declan Gibbons
Production Manager John Ashton
Stage Manager Peter Nelson
Props Master Mick Moynihan
Operator David Murphy (2)
Set Construction Peter Nelson
Set Construction Dave Dennis
Set Construction Dieter Ostheimer
Scenic Artist Ann Marie Ryan
Chief Electrician Jim Faulkner
Prop Maker Brian McCarthy
PR Gary McMahon
Graphic Design A&D Design
Artist Ger Sweeney
Poster Image Ger Sweeney
Photography Aengus McMahon
Logistics Karen Gordon
Carpenter Fergal Gallagher
Carpenter Dieter Ostheimer
Administrator Derval Byrne

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by a member of Macnas.