'Grimly Handsome' by Julia Jarcho at The Lir, Dublin- July 2016
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Costume & Set- Valentin Eisele
Lights- Bill Woodland
Sound- John Gunning
Cast- Frank Blake, Eimear Keating, Conor O Riordan
Production photos by Keith Dixon.
'Grimly Handsome' by Julia Jarcho at The Lir, Dublin- July 2016
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Costume & Set- Valentin Eisele
Lights- Bill Woodland
Sound- John Gunning
Cast- Frank Blake, Eimear Keating, Conor O Riordan
Production photos by Keith Dixon.
Don'tcha remember what I told ya when we first go partnered up?
That the worst mistake is to think you know the city.
Director Keelie Sheridan
Set and Costume Designer Valentin Eisele
Lighting Designer Bill Woodland
CSM Grainne McKnight
Assistant Stage Manager Evie McGuinness
Chief LX Sheila Murphy
Set Construction Barry O’Donovan
Sound Design Co-ordinator Niamh Cooke Escapil
Wardrobe Supervisor Beatrise Leikuca
Scenic Artist Roisin Kavanagh
The Cast
Alesh/Alpert/Alfo Frank Blake
Natalia/Nally/Nelly/Noplop Eimear Keating
Gregor/Greggins/Grox Conor O’Riordan
Preview 9th July, 8.30pm,
11th July – 13th July, 8.30pm
Matinee 13th July 1.00pm
Tickets Available HERE.
GRIMLY HANDSOME premiered in New York City in January 2013 at Incubator Arts Project’s Other Forces festival.
I had the opportunity to collaborate with three of the MFA Theatre Design students on an evening of design showcases inspired by T. S. Eliot's "The Wasteland." It was a different approach to creating performance than I've engaged in previously; using design as the leading element and developing narrative and performance from the visual concept for the piece.
I worked with Valentin Peter Eisele on a piece inspired by this portion of the poem:
If there were water
And no rock
If there were rock
And also water
And water
A spring
A pool among the rock
IF there were the sound of water only
...
But there is no water
I worked with Ciara Murnane and Bill Woodland on a piece inspired by this line:
My feet are at Moorgate, and my heart
Under my feet
More photos and video to follow.