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OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    David Pownall 

  • Setting

    The Hermitage, Jackson's home near Nashville, Tennessee, and Carrickfergus. 1845.

  • Synopsis

    Former US president Andrew Jackson is nearing the end of his days. He is visited by Mathew Brady, a celebrated photographer from New York, and by a young Belfast woman who challenges him to lend his name to an insurrection of United Irishmen.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

  • Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    4

  • Cast Size Female

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

  • Date of First Production

    10 November 1998

  • Producer Notes

    Produced in association with Atlantic Bridges.

  • Production

    Produced by Lyric Theatre

  • Original Venue

    Lyric Theatre Belfast

Original Cast  
Jackson Chris Crooks
Lyle Niall Cusack
Hannah Anni Domingo
Stanley Kinlock John Hewitt
Mathew Brady Miceal McBrian
Sorcha Kinlock Jasmine Russell
Production Team  
Director Eoin O'Callaghan
Designer Will Hargreaves
Producer Aine McCartney
Lighting Designer John Riddell
Costume Assistant Jeanette Parkes
Music by Neil Martin
Production Manager Wallace McDowell
Stage Manager Eibhlin de Barra
Technical Stage Manager John Riddell
Deputy Technical Stage Manager James C. McFetridge
Deputy Stage Manager Simon Bird
Assistant Stage Manager Simon Forbes
Assistant Stage Manager Alan Clarke (2)
Set Construction Jim Carson
Costume Supervisor Anne Whittaker
Photography Rory Moore
Photography Jill Jennings

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.