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MOLLY SWEENEY

written by Brian Friel

directed by Joan Moriarty


APR 21 - MAY 6, 2023

Weeknights and Saturdays at 8:00 pm

Sundays and middle Saturday at 2:00 pm


About the play

Set in 1990s Ballybeg, County Donegal, this play explores the relationship between the blind Molly Sweeney, her husband Frank and her ophthalmologist Mr Rice, who performs a successful operation to restore Molly’s sight. The play is related as shards of memory as each of three characters recalls the leadup to the operation, the operation itself, and the dramatic impact that Molly’s response to her new sightedness had on all of them. While the two men believed the gift of sight would be nothing short of a miracle, Molly finds her new world threatening and overwhelming and withdraws from it.


This beautifully crafted story captures eloquently each character’s happy and painful histories, leading to an unexpected and very touching conclusion.






CAST:

Character Actor
Molly Sweeney Alexandria Page
Frank Sweeney Matt Biscombe
Dr Rice Chris McLean

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Director Joan Moriarty
Production Co-ordinator Tim Scott
Stage Manager Melanie Belcher
Assistant Stage Manager Bobbie Parish
Lighting Design Stelios Karagiannis
Set Design Marie Mackrell
Sound Design John Rowe
Sound and Lighting Operators Hannah Soakai, Llaaneath Poor, Margaret Hassall, John Rowe
Set Construction Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton, Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas
Prompt Bobbie Parish
Set Painting Mal Cother, Anne Woodward
Wardrobe Wendy Drowley
Set Decor & Properties Melanie Belcher, Joan Moriarty

SEASON COMPLETED


Molly Sweeney
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