By the Bog of Cats
AUTHOR
Marina Carr
Synopsis
The scorn of Hester Swayne, a woman abandoned once and discarded later, threatens a whole community as she awaits her mother's return to the Bog of Cats: 'God's punishing me but I won't take his blows lyin' down'. Forgiveness, vengeance and disparate forces figure in the tangled history embodied in her own powerful drama as it makes its way through heartbreak and, occasionally, hilarity, and its secrets unfold towards its tragic conclusion.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
Full-Length
Cast Size Male
8
Cast Size Female
6
Date of First Production
7 October 1998
Production
Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
ORIGINAL VENUE
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Venue Notes
Produced on the Abbey Stage.
Original Cast
WaiterGavin Cleland
Josie KilbrideSiobhan Cullen
Mrs KilbridePauline Flanagan
Hester SwaneOlwen Fouéré
WaiterKieran Grimes
Xavier CassidyTom Hickey
Father WillowEamon Kelly
Ghost FancierPat Kinevane
Ghost of Joseph SwaneRonan Leahy
Monica MurrayPat Leavy
Carthage KilbrideConor McDermottroe
Carline CassidyFionnuala Murphy
CatwomanJoan O'Hara
Young DunneConan Sweeney
Production Team
DirectorPatrick Mason
DesignerMonica Frawley
Lighting DesignerNick Chelton
Costumes Abbey Theatre Wardrobe Department
Sound Dave Nolan
Song byConor Linehan
Additional MusicRuth Hickey
Stage DirectorAudrey Hession
Stage DirectorFinola Eustace
Assistant Stage ManagerKevin Downey
Assistant Stage ManagerStephen Dempsey
Set ConstructionAbbey Theatre Workshop
Programme Design Total Print and Design
Photography Amelia Stein
Voice CoachAndrea Ainsworth
Scripts & Rights Information
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Source of Information
The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.
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