Duck, Duck, Goose follows the story of Chris Quinn, a young man who, in an attempt to help his friend, becomes deeply embroiled in a rape allegation.
As the rules change, and confusion reigns supreme, Chris struggles between loyalty, love and doubt.
Full of moral ambiguity and psychological complexity, this viscerally-charged new play by Caitríona Daly constantly shifts our perspective on ideas of consent, trust, and trial by social media.
A Play for Ireland
Duck Duck Goose by Caitríona Daly was developed as part of Fishamble’s A Play for Ireland initiative between 2017 and 2019. This was a two-year process in association with Draíocht, The Everyman, Lime Tree Theatre/Belltable, Lyric Theatre, Pavilion Theatre, and Town Hall Theatre. This play is the second to have been produced by Fishamble through this programme.
About the Production
Running Time
80 minutesAge Guidance
14+Content Warning
Reference to sex and sexual assault, and strong language.
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Cast
John Doran
John will next appear in The Teddybear’s Picnic directed by Louis Lovett for Theatre Lovett. Earlier this year he performed in Goodnight Egg, co-created by John, Ursula McGinn and Mollie Molumby. Goodnight Egg is a joyful new play with puppetry, miniatures and music, developed with support from The Arts Council’s Project Award.
In 2020 he played the role of Finbarr Lowe opposite Caitriona Ennis in The Fall of the Second Republic by Michael West, to be directed by Annie Ryan for the Corn Exchange on the Abbey Theatre stage. His further stage credits include GYM / SWIM / PARTY directed by Louise Lowe for Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Productions
Naoise Dunbar
Naoise trained at The Lir Academy in Dublin.
Theatre credits include: Outrage, Duck Duck Goose (Fishamble); Tartuffe, 14 Voices from the Bloodied Field, The Great Hunger (The Abbey Theatre); The Cavalcaders, The Pendulum Moon (Druid Theatre Company) Tempesta (Cork Midsummer Festival and Sugarglass); Of A Midnight Meeting (Bewleys Café Theatre); Staging The Treaty (ANU Productions); The Whispering Chair (Livin’ Dred) The Last Stand, Teddy, Forgive Me Father, Pigs 3 Wolf 1, The Unkillable Irishman (Wexford Arts Centre).
Film and television credits include: Lakelands (Fís Éireann and Harp Media); Baths (Princep Productions).
Productions
Caitríona Ennis
Caitríona most recently filmed Richard Linklater’s upcoming feature BLUE MOON alongside Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott, and a lead role as Alor in LIKE ME, a Screen Ireland Focus Short directed by Aisling Brady.
She will next play the role of Alice in the Fishamble tour of OUTRAGE by Deirdre Kinahan and directed by Jim Culleton.
Caitríona’s further screen credits include the role of Erica alongside Elva Trill and Stephen Jones in the TV series NORTHERN LIGHTS, directed by Tom Hall and Ruth Meehan for Deadpan Pictures & Lionsgate; the TV series CLEAN SWEEP alongside Charlene McKenna and Barry Ward, directed by Ronan Burke; KISSING CANDICE alongside Ann Skelly and Lydia McGuinness, directed by Aoife McArdle; and WE OURSELVES directed by Paul Mercier.
Her extensive theatre credits include DUCK DUCK GOOSE by Caitríona Daly for Fishamble: The New Play Company; 14 VOICES FROM THE BLOODIED FIELD, for the Abbey Theatre; and THE FALL OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC directed by Annie Ryan for the Corn Exchange.
Most recently Caitríona toured with the Druid Theatre Co.for their production of DRUID O’CASEY: THE DUBLIN PLAYS, directed by Garry Hynes. Caitríona reprised her role as Minnie Powell in the Druid Theatre National Tour of THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN, directed by Garry Hynes.
Productions
Liam Heslin
Liam trained at the Lir Academy. Theatre credits include: The Seagull (Druid), 14 Voices from the Bloodied Field (Abbey Theatre), DruidGregory (Druid), On the Outside (Druid), Asking For It (Landmark Productions), A Skull in Connemara (Oldham Coliseum), Zero Hour (ANU), The Lost O’ Casey (Abbey Theatre/ANU), The Shaughraun (Smock Alley Theatre), The Plough and the Stars (Lyric Hammersmith/Gaiety Theatre), The Good Father (Rise Productions), The Plough and the Stars (Abbey Theatre), On Corporation Street (ANU/Home Manchester), King Lear (Second Age Theatre Company), East of Berlin (Brinkmanship/Project Arts Centre), A Boy Called Nedd (Bitter Like a Lemon/Theatre Upstairs), Pals: The Irish at Gallipoli (ANU), Borstal Boy(Verdant Productions), The Clearing, Into the Woods, The Night Season, Mary Stuart, Scenes from the Big Picture, Poor Little Boy With No Arms, The Rover, The Suppliants, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Lir Academy).
Film and television credits include: Dublin Oldschool, The Island of Evenings, Kaleidoscope, Fair City.
Productions
Aidan Moriarty
Aidan is a graduate of The Lir Academy in Dublin. Since graduating, he has worked on developments of What The Telly Saw and The Tempest, both directed by Lynne Parker. Whilst at The Lir, Aidan performed in productions of Blood Wedding (Dir. Caitriona McLaughlin), The Merchant of Venice (Dir. Lynne Parker) Anatomy of a Suicide (Dir. Tom Creed) and Comedy of Errors (Dir. Mikel Murfi).
He also performed in Hostel 16( Dir. Raymond Keane) at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2016.
Productions
Roseanna Purcell
Theatre credits include: A Holy Show (Verdant Productions), My Romantic History (Verdant Productions), Midsummer (Project Arts Centre), Copper Face Jacks: The Musical (Olympia Theatre), Test Copy (Self Penned. Nenagh Arts Centre), Signatories (Verdant Productions), The Bridge Below The Town (Livin’ Dred), Beyond The Brooklyn Sky (Red Kettle), AnnaBellaEema (Rough Magic), Birdy (Peacock Theatre, Dublin Fringe Best Ensemble Award), War of Attrition (Devious Theatre, Dublin Fringe Best Female Performer nomination) and Perfidia (Theatre Upstairs).
Film and TV credits include: Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You (Samson Films), Joan Verra (JV Productions/Blinder Films), Fair City (RTE), Red Rock (Virgin Media 1/BBC), Take Me Swimming (Feenish Productions) and Nobody’s Perfect (BigOMedia).
Roseanna is currently developing her second play Muck following a work-in-development performance with Axis Theatre as part of the First Fortnight Festival 2021. She is also under commission from The Source Arts Centre via an Arts Council commission award. Roseanna is a graduate of The Gaiety School of Acting and University College Cork.
Productions
Production Shots
Production Videos
Past Performances
Duck Duck Goose Past Productions Archive
2021 Irish Tour
29 Sep – 3 Oct: PAVILION THEATRE, Dún Laoghaire, as part of DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL
7 – 9 Oct: DRAÍOCHT, Blanchardstown, as part of DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL
12 – 14 Oct: THE EVERYMAN, Cork
16 Oct: WATERGATE THEATRE, Kilkenny
19 – 20 Oct: LYRIC THEATRE, Belfast
23 Oct: BELLTABLE, Limerick
2022 Digital Presentation
9-16 Jan: DRAÍOCHT, Blanchardstown,
9-16 Jan: 1st Irish Festival, ORIGIN THEATRE