Big Love - Sunday 20th July 2008

Big Love by Charles Mee, Irish Premiere. Fifty brides flee fifty grooms and seek refuge in an idyllic Italian villa. When the grooms catch up with their brides, mayhem ensues. Finally, unable to escape their forced marriages, 49 of the brides murder 49 of the grooms - and one bride falls in love! €22 [€14 concession Monday - Friday], Matinees €18/€14 concession

Big Love by OBIE award-winning American playwright Charles Mee is a modern re-making of one of the western world's oldest plays, The Danaids or The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus.

Renowned for his radical reconstructions of existing texts and collage-like style of playwriting, Mee has taken the ancient tale and created a theatrical extravaganza. With sizzling dialogue, philosophical insights, soaring poetry, pop songs and dance - he paints a startling picture of the relationship between men and women, and the nature of love, in our time.

Selina Cartmell brings her trademark visceral and visual style to direct this exhilarating and darkly funny work.

Cast includes: Barbara Brennan, Daniel Brocklebank, Martin Brody, Kelly Gough, Aonghus Óg McAnally, Chris McHallem, Rory Nolan, Ciara O'Callaghan, Marion O’ Dwyer, Judith Roddy

Director: Selina Cartmell, Set and Costume design: Jon Bausor, Lighting design: Paul Keogan
Sound design: Denis Clohessy

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