Linenhall Arts Centre
Star of the Sea
23, Sep 2015 - 23:09

Moonfish Theatre & An Taibhdhearc- Star of the Sea

Star of the Sea

Moonfish

Theatre - Thursday 1st October @ 8.00pm

at Linenhall Theatre
A Moonfish Theatre and An Taibhdhearc Co-Production. Presented by the Strollers Touring Network

In the winter of 1847 the famine ship Star of the Sea sets sail for the Promised Land. Among the passengers are a maidservant, a ruined lord, and a ruthless murderer. Moving between the wild landscape of Connemara, grimy London streets, and the claustrophobic confines of the famine ship, this sweeping production charts the lives of the three characters, from the childhoods that shaped them to their final, fateful journey.

Told through Moonfish's signature style of bi-lingual theatre, the journey comes to life as six performers use projection, physicality, live sound effects and music to conjure the worlds of the characters on a bare stage.

Based on the best-selling novel by Joseph O'Connor, and a sell-out hit of the Galway International Arts Festival 2014, this new piece of Irish theatre is unmissable.
NB. Star of the Sea is accessible to non-Irish speakers.

"A lesson in theatre magic ... captures an extraordinary and devastating story." - Irish Daily Mail

Adm. €18 / €16 (concessions) / €25 Show and Workshop deal (See Telling Stories Through Sound Workshop).To avail of special Book Club Member rate please phone us at 094 9023733

Funded through an Arts Council Touring Grant, with support from Foras Na Gaeilge and Galway City Council. Moonfish Theatre Company is a member of Ag Roinnt, a Branar Téatar theatre resource sharing initiative funded by the Arts Council.