Dead or Alive….?

Following on from last year’s Malice In Blunderland, Director Tony Barry and the Cúchulainn Players again provide a light-hearted commentary on the state of affairs in contemporary Ireland with their production of Skullduggery which will be staged in the Táin Theatre, Town Hall, Dundalk from Thursday February 16th to Saturday February 18^th.

It features the ‘residents’ of Kilmactranny Passage Grave who are all dead……or are they..?

Casting a jaundiced eye on those who today perpetuate the greed of the last decade or so, the ‘residents’ themselves have come to grips with what they have done during their lives above ground, acknowledge their mistakes and then prepare to move on to the next level of their existence.

A motley crew from across the ages, they rattle around underground to foot-tapping music and hilarious dance and dialogue routines providing for audiences a great antidote to the austerity blues.

A lively mix of Cúchulainn Players veterans, talented newcomers, terrific newly-composed music from Tony’s sons Éamonn, Ruairí and Fionán, and award-winning dancers from Funky Feet ( all under the watchful eyes and ears of choreographer Stacey Murnaghan and Chorus Mistress Liz McConnon ) will ensure a sparkling night’s entertainment.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get a welcome dose of therapeutic medicine.

This year,the Cúchulainn Players are presenting a hilarious musical comedy based on the story of The Táin, the famous story of the Brown Bull of Cooley written and
directed by Tony Barry.
The group is delighted this year to welcome into the cast American actress and singer Shannon Lambert Ryan,who will the part of Maeve, six members of the very talented local S.O.N.G group,( Ciara Daly, Sinéad O’Callaghan, Aisling McCabe, Niamh Gaskin, Méabh O’Hagan, and Jane Wynne) ,some students from DKIT( Barbara O’Connor and Breda Ray) and Carol McKevitt, who came along for the music and the craic.

They join the usual suspects from the Cuchulainn Players…Tony Markey (Ailill), Jimmy McEneaney(The Teacher),Jack Montgomery( A Distressed Poet),Neal McEneaney (The Shy and Retiring Cúchulainn), Seán Kinahan ( who doubles as a frisky Charioteer and the doomed Ferdia), Aiden Carroll ( a Useless Messenger), Eddie Cranney and Tom Maher (Also Useless Messengers), Brendan Judge ( a Student, then a Thick Bull Owner), Colm Lally ( A student, then a pregnant King Of Ulster), Irene Dunne ( a Student who loses the run of herself as a Poetess), Lynsey O’Neill (who loses her heart to Cúchulainn), Adeline Bruen, Paula Gribben, Eilis Hamilton and Margaret Mulholland (who Lose The Plot With The Charioteer), Liz McConnon (The Underworld temptress) , Anne McParland (Liz McConnon’s Alter Ego), and Karen Murphy (A Diligent Student).

The sixteen musical numbers, written by Tony and his talented sons-Ruairí, Fionán, and Éamonn are being fine-tuned by the ever-watchful Liz McConnon, while the
Choreographer, Terese Dunne is getting the most out of young and old.

The first performance is on Wednesday 11th of November, and the show runs until Saturday 14th , each night at 8.00pm.
Admission is €15. Credit Card and Telephone Bookings can be made through the Town Hall Booking Office ( 042 9332276).
Group rates can be arranged. Just ask any member of the cast or phone 086 3361472
Press release available here.