Director : Chloë Faine

 

SHINING CITY, by Conor McPherson

Performance dates :
Tuesday February 9th - Saturday February 13th at 7.45 p.m.
Matinée on Saturday February 13th at 3 p.m.
This production will be performed at Theatro Technis, Camden Town.

Rehearsals will begin in mid December.

Synopsis of the Play :
John, a middle-aged businessman, is the first patient of newly qualified psychotherapist/counsellor, Ian, who has recently left the priesthood and set up practice in downtown Dublin. John's most immediate problem is that he keeps seeing his wife, Mari, who died not long ago in a car crash. The sight of her has so terrified him that he has abandoned the house they shared and taken up residence in a bed and breakfast.
Ian, however, has problems of his own. His relationship with his girlfriend and the mother of his child (Neasa) is disintegrating, as he questions everything about his life and the choices he has made. He is drawn to explore sides of his nature he is not entirely comfortable with yet can't seem to ignore.
Over the course of just under a year, through a series of conversations held in Ian’s office, we see John begin to put his life back together and leave his ghosts behind him, just as Ian becomes hopelessly embroiled with, and threatens to be subsumed by his own.
Shining City is a by turns comical and gritty, an absorbing drama for four committed and skilful actors who are looking to challenge themselves with some complex themes and big emotions. We will also require an acting ASM(f)
A preview of some of the script is available to read online here.

The cast is :
John : Peta Barker
Ian : Colin Guthrie
Neasa : Jude Schweppe
Laurence : Philip O’Gorman

If you have any questions please contact the Director, Chloë Faine, by E-mail.