Fishamble Theatre Company

Fishamble Theatre Company

 

 

Fishamble Productions

Co-production of four new plays with RTE lyric fm

Fishamble Radio plays co-production with Lyric FMDirector: Jim Culleton

Producer: Eoin Brady (lyric fm)

Premiere: First broadcast on RTE lyric fm on 96-99 fm at 10:00 pm, 24th Dec 2003

Description: Fishamble and RTE lyric fm have produced four original 28-minute radio plays to coincide with a season of music being broadcast during late 2003/early 2004. Directed by Fishamble’s Jim Culleton and produced by lyric’s Eoin Brady, it is a particularly exciting project as it marks both the first time Fishamble has produced work for radio and the first time RTE lyric fm has ever produced drama.

The season of plays was broadcast on RTE lyric fm on 96-99 fm at 10:00 pm from the end of 2003 through to the start of 2004; the schedule for transmission is as follows

Cast: Karen Ardiff, Gary Cooke, Brian Cox, Ingrid Craigie, Miche Doherty, Stella Feehily, Peter Hanly, Andrea Irvine, Frank Laverty, Sophie Masterson, Pauline McLynn, Janet Moran, Robert Price, Mal Whyte.

 

Music 1: Messiah Composer: Handel

Play 1: Handel's Crossing Writer: Joe O' Connor

 

Music 21: Benvenuto Cellini Composer: Berlioz

Play 2: The Medusa Writer: Gavin Kostick

 

Music 3: Barber of Seville Composer: Rossini

Play 3: Chaste Diana Writer: Michael West

 

Music 4: Werther Composer: Massenet

Play 4: Sweet Bitter Writer: Stella Feehily

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