Sharon’s Grave

By John B Keane
Directed by Garry Hynes

By John B. Keane

This deeply lyrical folk play, set on an Atlantic headland at the mercy of wind and rain, tells the tale of Trassie Conlee’s fight to protect both herself and her brother Neelus from the menace of her ruthless cousin Dinzee Conlee, one of Keane’s most extraordinary theatrical creations. And then there is Trassie’s growing love for the thatcher, Peadar Minogue…

Credits

Cast

Miss Dee Noelle Brown
Jack Conlee Michael FitzGerald
Peadar Minogue David Herlihy
Donal Conlon / Pats Bo Bwee Tom Hickey
An Old Woman Sarah Lynch
Dinzie Conlee Frankie McCafferty
Moll Franchine Mulrooney
Mague Máire Ní Ghráinne
Tom Shawn Noel O’Donovan
Neelus Conlee Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Trassie Conlee Catherine Walsh

Creative Team

Director Garry Hynes
Set Design Francis O’Connor
Lighting Design Neil Austin
Costume Design Kathy Strachan
Movement Direction David Bolger
Sound Design Scott George
Composer Laura Forrest-Hay

Production Team

Production Manager Eamonn Fox
Stage Managers Sophie Gabszewicz
Tim Smith
Assistant Stage Manager Sarah Lynch
Intern Amy Corrigan
Costume Supervisors Doreen McKenna
Caroline McCurdy
Make-Up Mary Fay
Wigs Val Sherlock
Production Electrician Aidan Wallace
Re-Light Technician Sinead McKenna
Set Construction Theatre Production Services (TPS)
Scenic Painters Jack Kirwan
Sandra Butler
Vincent Bell
Ciara Moore
Casting Maureen Hughes
PR Consultant Kate Bowe
Production Photography Keith Pattison
Poster Image Liam O’Callaghan
Graphic Design Proactive
Transport Trevor Price
Crew Gus Dewar
Johnny McDonagh
Peter Jordon
Arthur Bell
Artistic Director Garry Hynes
Managing Director Fergal McGrath
Financial Controller Noreen Glennon
Administrator Yvonne Corscadden
Administration Executive Michelle Corcoran

Dates & Tickets

Galway Town Hall Theatre 5 - 20 September 2003

Cork Cork Opera House 22 - 27 September 2003

Dublin Gaiety Theatre 29 September - 12 October 2003

Sligo Hawk’s Well Theatre 9 - 12 October 2003