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Northern Star archiveAfter the disaster of the 1798 rebellion, Henry Joy McCracken, one of Irish history's most charming political rebels, sits awake in a half burnt-out cottage in Ulster. His child and lover sleep nearby with plans of an escape to America. Outside a Phantom Bride guards the gate of the ramshackle safe house. Henry awaits his imminent execution, but he needs to perfect his final speech to the citizens of Belfast... The night brings with it ghosts of friends and foes from Ireland's past - both North and South - to recall the seven ages of his life, from youthful idealism to disillusion and despair. Each age is presented in the style of a famous Irish writer, from Boucicault and Wilde, to Behan and Beckett, in a comic, terrifying and moving journey through the missed opportunities of Irish history.

Cast/Performers

Helen Belbin, Adam Best. Michael Byers, Anthony Delaney, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Jonathan Harden, Mark Edel-Hunt, Clare McMahon, Sean Pol-McGreevy

Creatives/Company

Author: Stewart Parker
Producer: Worn Red Theatre Company (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Caitlin McLeod
Design: Clem Garritty
Lighting: Elliot Griggs
Costume: Dot Bowry
Music(s): Ben Osborn, Tegid Cartwright

Northern Star

Northern Star (Play) production archive for QTIX code T02042182504. Details of all Northern Star archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0683199405

Archive Listings

6 Feb 11
  to
21 Feb 11
Finborough
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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