Performances began April 2 for Irish Repertory Theatre's world premiere of Ciara Elizabeth Symth's Irishtown ahead of an April 13 opening night. The limited engagement will continue through May 25, with Nicola Murphy Dubey directing.
The cast includes Emmy and Tony Award nominee Kate Burton (Hedda Gabler; The Dead, 1904), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls, The Ferryman), Kevin Oliver Lynch (Purgatory, After Yeats), Brenda Meaney (Little Gem, Uncle Vanya), and Angela Reed (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), with voiceover work by Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption Two). Casting is by Katja Zarolinski (KZ Casting).
See production photos in the gallery below.
Kate Burton in Irishtown
Kevin Oliver Lynch and Kate Burton in Irishtown
Angela Reed and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Irishtown
Kevin Oliver Lynch, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Kate Burton in Irishtown
Kate Burton, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Angela Reed in Irishtown
Brenda Meaney, Kate Burton, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Irishtown
Angela Reed, Kevin Oliver Lynch, Kate Burton, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Brenda Meaney in Irishtown
Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Kevin Oliver Lynch
Brenda Meaney
Angela Reed
Angela Reed and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Irishtown
Irishtown follows The Irishtown Players, a celebrated Dublin-based theatre company which has just started rehearsals for a new play from a visionary playwright. But trouble arises when the actors decide she's going too dark, too experimental, and perhaps not Irish enough.
Joining Dubey on the creative team are set and lighting designer Colm McNally, costume designer Orla Long, sound designer Caroline Eng, properties designer Nicole Rozanski, and production stage manager Michael Palmer.
Irishtown was initially presented in 2023 as part of Irish Rep鈥檚 New Works Summer Festival, and further developed in a summer 2024 workshop at Irish Rep.
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