OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Olwen Fouéré  Selina Cartmell 

• Author Notes

  Written by Olwen Fouéré and Selina Cartmell in collaboration with the company.

• Synopsis

  Here Lies is the first in a series of live installations by Operating Theatre which retrace Antonin Artaud's journey through Ireland in 1937. Inspired by an apocalyptic vision, the French actor/writer arrived in Cobh, Co. Cork carrying a cane, which he believed to be the staff of St Patrick. His journey brought him to Inis Mór and to Galway, where he stayed in the Imperial Hotel without the means to pay his bill. Some days later he was arrested in Dublin and subsequently deported as an undesirable and destitute alien.

• Play Type

  Physical/Devised Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  1

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  22 July 2005

• Producer

  Produced by Operating Theatre

• Original Venue

• Venue Notes

  First performed at The Meeting Room, Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from materials provided by Operating Theatre Company