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2017

The Ferryman

Written by Jez Butterworth

Play Details

Context

Artistic Director 
Vicky Featherstone

Co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions & Neal Street Productions

Dates Performed

Mon 24th Apr 2017
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs Gielgud West End

Play Details

Synopsis

In 1981 rural Northern Ireland, the harvest celebration of the Carney family is upended by the resurfacing of a long-buried secret, igniting tensions between family, politics, and the ghosts of the past.

On the eve of the annual harvest, the Carney family’s festivities are interrupted by the discovery of Seamus Carney’s body – the brother of family patriarch Quinn, missing for 10 years. As Quinn’s wife Mary, sister-in-law Caitlin (Seamus’s widow), and their extended family prepare for the harvest, the IRA arrives with demands concerning the narrative around Seamus’s death. Long-held secrets, political tensions, and familial bonds are tested as the day unfolds, building to a devastating climax.

Jez Butterworth’s sweeping drama explores the impact of The Troubles on one family, interweaving themes of loyalty, love, and the weight of history. Through a large ensemble cast and rich symbolism, the play examines how the political becomes deeply personal, and the prices paid for both action and inaction in times of conflict.

Director(s)

Sam Mendes

Photo credit

All images credited to Johan Persson

Cast & Creative

Cast

Elise Alexandre

Cast

Sophia Ally

Cast

Bríd Brennan

Cast

Paddy Considine

Cast

Turlough Convery

Cast

Darcey Conway

Cast

Grace Doherty

Cast

Laura Donnell

Cast

Fra Fee

Cast

Tom Glynn-Carney

Cast

John Hodgkinson

Cast

Gerard Horan

Cast

Carla Langley

Cast

Des McAleer

Cast

Conor MacNeill

Cast

Rob Malone

Cast

Michael McCarthy

Cast

Dearbhla Molloy

Cast

Xavier Moras Spencer

Cast

Clara Murphy

Cast

Angel O'Callaghan

Cast

Eugene O'Hare

Cast

Genevieve O'Reilly

Cast

Niall Wright

Designer

Rob Howell

Lighting

Peter Mumford

Sound

Nick Powell


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