’Tis Pity She’s a Whore

This tragic love story of many suitors in love with Annabelle, a noble man’s daughter. They come to win her hand, but she is uninterested as she loves another, her brother Giovanni and he loves her also. This drama is about many relationships that are broken and built at the sorrow of another.

‘Ms Hynes has achieved an astonishing success with her swift, sure and engrossing production’- Evening Herald
‘a most gripping piece of theatre’- Irish Times
‘a remarkable achievement by any standards…inspired playing by the entire Cast …confirms Druid’s reputation as the foremost theatrical group in the country’- Observer

Credits

Cast

  • Bonaventure/ A Cardinal Pat Leavy
  • Soranzo Malcolm Douglas
  • Signor Florio/ Hippolita Marie Mullen
  • Signor Donado/ Philotis Mairéad Noone
  • Grimaldi Gerry McGrath
  • Giovanni Ciaran Hinds
  • Bergetto Maelíosa Stafford
  • Richardetto Séan McGinley
  • Annabella Jane Brennan
  • Putana Ray McBride
  • Vasques Darragh Kelly
  • Boy Michael Shannon
  • Man Stephen Wall

Creative Team

  • Director Garry Hynes
  • Design Frank Conway
  • Lighting Design Rodger Frith
  • Music Roger Doyle

Production Team

  • Production Manager John Ashton
  • Set Construction/ Stage Manager Padraig O’Neill
  • Assistant Stage Managers Moya McHugh, Stephen Wall
  • Set Construction Padraig Breathnach
  • Design Assistant Blaithin Sheerin
  • Wardrobe Janet O’Leary, Monica Ennis
  • Hair Anne Dunne
  • Technicians David Murphy, Donnacha Mac Donnacha
  • Poster Robert Armstrong
  • Photography Mark Kilroy
  • Fight Choreographer Malcolm Douglas
  • Music Performers Roger Doyle, Mike Arrigan
  • Programme Note John Banville
  • Box Office Simon Comer
  • Front of House Manager Aedhmar Hynes
  • Artistic Director Garry Hynes
  • General Manager Jerome Hynes
  • Administrative Assistant Maureen Hughes
  • Writer in Association Tom Murphy