Productions
Back In Town - 1997
"It ranges from poignant passion to comic hilarity, mixed with the chaos of dance floor aggression" The Examiner
"Words fail in the face of this astonishing biography…bringing the era, the man and memories to life…it all remains long after the show is over" Hot Press
- Choreographer:
- David Bolger
- Composer:
- Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy
- Lighting Designer:
- Composer
- Costume Designer:
- Helen McCusker
- Hair & Make-up Designer:
- Val Sherlock
- Original Cast:
- David Bolger, Ella Clarke, James Hosty, Simone Litchfield, Jenny Roche, Karl Sullivan
- Premiere Venue:
- Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin
- Premiere Date:
- 10 June 1997
- Other Perfs:
- Backstage Theatre, Longford (16 Jun '97)
- Danlann an Chlair, Ennis (22 Jun '97)
- Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford (3 Jul '97)
- Scottish Youth Dance Festival, Renfrew (10 Jul ' 97)
- No of Perfs:
- 12
- Synopsis:
- BACK IN TOWN was inspired by the lyrics and music of the rock icon Phil Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy. Vibrant teenagers hit the stage with club culture attitudes dancing to music which rejuvenates their imagination with folklore and adventure. Spring-boarded back to summer in Dublin in the 1070s they move through tales of personal loves and loss. The dance follows the boldness of compulsive journeys leading to hard edge decisions of emigration as the pressing problems of unemployment at home seals their fate.