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The Windstealers

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Jane Madden 

  • Nótaí

    Play development has been supported by Fishamble: The New Play Company's New Play Clinic Scheme.

  • Achoimre

    Welcome to Ballygweeha, the windiest town in Ireland! The people haven't heard each other properly in years over the roar of the gales, no-one's ever been able to get a fire lit, and everywhere you look, shit's just blown over. The locals have spent their whole lives walking against the wind, resulting in the famed, half bent-over, sidewards shuffle known as the 'Gweeha sidle.' Whenever you lose something, you learn not to look around but look up and those have been here long enough know that by the time you look up, it's already gone. When prodigal son Luc Torney returns after ten years to save the town from ruin with a windfarm scheme, he is hailed as a hero. But town layabout Jacinta Nangle is brewing up a storm. A cast of gurriers, property developers and mammies collide in this modern Irish satire on corruption and national character.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

    Cast doubling occurs.

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    08 September 2015

  • Nótaí faoin Léiriú

    Produced by Eccles Theatre Group as part of Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015.

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

    Smock Alley Theatre

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    Performed in the Black Box space.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Performer Colin Campbell
Performer Lloyd Cooney
Performer Rory Corcoran
Performer Katie Honan
Performer Alan Mahon
Performer Christiane O'Mahony
Performer Roseanna Purcell
Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir Anushka Senanayake
Dearthóir Seit Ger Clancy
Léiritheoir Joanna Crawley
Dearthóir Soilsithe Hanna Bowe
Dearthóir Feistis Mary Sheehan
Cúntóir Feistis Sarah Foley
Dearthóir Fuaime Dylan Tonge Jones
Monika Bieniek
Bainisteoir Stáitse Evie McGuinness
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse Lisa Kearns
Oibreoir Soilsithe Sheila Murphy
Criú Stáitse Liadan Ni Chearbhaill
Criú Stáitse Felipe Jóia
Dearthóir Póstaeir Ola Cieslak
Grianghrafadóireacht Jim Byrne (2)
Richie O'Neill
Niamh Doherty

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.