By Philip Doherty
Director and adaptation: Fran Núnez
Actor: Caitríona Ní Dhomhnaill
Performer and Singer: Becky Ní Éallaithe
Voice Over: Jay Burke
Puppet: Rafael Rey, Isabel Rei Pousada, Marcelino de Santiago (Kukas)
Music & Sound effects: Xosé Lois Romero, Hugo Torres (buíochas ar leith do / with thanks to Aliboria, Milladoiro)
Audio Recording Galway: Jay Burke
Lighting Design: Mike Byrne
Technician: Donnacha Walsh
Costumes: Bláth Noonan
Set Builders: Fiachra Davoren, Gareth Smith, Cloe Scanlan
Choreography: Kristyn Fontanella
Opening Night: July 25, 2024
Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc in association Galican National Theatre / Centro Dramático Galego, and Tryater [Friesland]
A fishing village is rocked by the inexplicable disappearance of a family owned trawler at sea. Joan, the eldest daughter, returns home but soon gets caught up in a web of deceit, superstition and murder. A late night open air spectacle that walks between this world and the next.
The sea that gives us life, the sea that takes it away. As in all cultures there is a myth, a legend, that the sea demands tribute for everything it gives us. A payment we make in flesh, in lives, in bodies that disappear, in empty coffins.
Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc follow on from their acclaimed outdoor productions of Muc Rí and Cogadh na Saoirse with a dazzling late night premiere of Philip Doherty’s new play, directed by Fran Núnez, the artistic director of the National Galician Theatre.
A late night open air spectacle on the pier with deep woven allusions to Irish mythology and Greek tragedy; a story that walks between two worlds, this world and the next. A story giving voice to a country unmoored by grudges, thwarted dreams, and self-medication.
