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A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

I'm delighted to welcome you to this production of Waiting for Elvis. I've been involved in amateur drama for many years but this is the first time I've directed a play.

I owe a debt of gratitude to Eileen Gibbons for kindly giving me permission to work on her incredible script. From the first time I read Waiting for Elvis I absolutely loved it. The comedy and the pathos of the piece are an irresistible combination, and it was such a joy to tease out the complexities of these two wonderful characters.

Bringing Lisa Marie and Elizabeth from page to stage would not have been possible but for the commitment of two hugely talented actors - Helen O'Brien and Deirdre Shanahan. Over the last few months they have dedicated themselves whole-heartedly to bringing Lisa Marie and Elizabeth to life in a way that both celebrated and respected their characters' eccentricities. It was such a pleasure to work with Helen and Deirdre and I'm so lucky to have had them on board for my directorial debut - I'm actually not sure they needed a director at all!

As always, with any production, it is the unsung heros backstage that make it all happen. So a huge thank you to Noel Young and Deirdre Nally for all their help, expertise and patience over the last few weeks.

Of course the final piece in staging any production is you - the audience. It is your engagement with the play that ignites the magic that is theatre. So sit back, relax and enjoy your time in the company of Lisa Marie and Elizabeth.

Helen Cullen

THE CAST

 LISA MARIE - Helen O'Brien

Helen has played many roles in RTG productions down the years, in­ cluding Juno in Juno and the Paycock, Karen in Plaza Suite, Greta in The Dead, Mrs Erlynne in Lady Windermere's Fan, and most recently Veta in Harvey.

Helen first saw Waiting for Elvis performed back in 2013 and really loved it. She is delighted to now have the opportunity to play the part of the cantankerous but warm-hearted Lisa Marie.

ELIZABETH - Deirdre Shanahan

Deirdre joined Rathfarnham Theatre Group in 2019 making her RTG acting debut in The Dead. She played Denise in The Approach, Slippy Helen in The Cripple of Inishmaan, and Nurse Kelly in RTG's produc­tion of Harvey last year.
Deirdre has thoroughly enjoyed working on Waiting for Elvis and bringing the naive and childlike Elizabeth to life.

THE CREW

Producer  Helen Cullen
Sound  Deirdre Nally /Noel Young
Lighting Noel Young
Front of House Carl Lusby

                                

 SPECIAL THANKS TO
St. Mary's BNS, Rathfarnham, for rehearsal facilities
OPW and staff at the Pearse Museum, St. Enda's Park
Management and staff at the dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum
Supervalu Churchtown
Mary Clarke and Donal McGuinness
Eamonn Cullen, Brian O'Connor & Columb Casey 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noel Young

Programme PDF

Cast and directors

Programme      electronic version of the programme

The cast and crew with Pauline Larney, former member of RTG and descendant of Alfred McGloughlin

 

‘Ireland mustn’t be such a bad place, so, if the Yanks want to come here to do their filming’ 

The Cripple of Inishmaan is set in 1934, the year a Hollywood film crew arrive on neighbouring Inishmore to film The Man of Aran. Cripple Billy, an orphan living with the local shopkeepers, spinster sisters Kate and Eileen, longs for something to happen in his narrow, restricted life. When Johnnypateenmike, brings the exciting news that the Director, ‘a Yank be the name of Robert Flaherty’ is searching for islanders to play parts in the film, Billy sees this as a chance to escape.

With a cast of eccentrics who each have their ‘endearing’ characteristics, the Cripple of Inishmaan is a darkly comic masterpiece by the multi-talented Martin McDonagh  

"The Cripple of Inishmaan may very well be McDonagh’s finest play …. one of those rare and enchanted productions that will live in the memory of all who see it for years to come" – Chicago Sun Times 

"A feckin’ fine production! ….. stellar ….. smart, witty and brutal ….." - Broadway World 

Meet the cast and director.
Back Row: Columb Casey, Eamon Cullen, Kevin Bermingham, Roy Grimson, Brian O'Connor.
Front Row: Deirdre Shanahan, Helen Cullen, Anne O'Connell, Carmel Cullen (director)

Programme PDF

The Inishmaan men are on their way to dlr Mill Theatre

Do you remember the ad "Tá siad ag teacht"?

Cast and crew



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