Toupees and Snaredrums
It’s a cracking success on a number of levels
In the first ever co-production between the Abbey Theatre and a dance company, CoisCéim fused its unique movement style with dialogue, bringing to life thirteen characters in a hopeless search for love and lust after Lent. Set in 1966, TOUPEES AND SNARE DRUMS charts a disastrous night at Dizzy Duffy’s dance hall, during the heyday of the show-band era.
Length: 75 mins
One of the most original, provocative and entertaining pieces of theatrical work in a long while
Toupees and Snare Drums is a rewarding piece of theatre not least of all in its strong ensemble performances, its exuberant choreography, and its brash theatricality
Performed at
Irish tour
Town Hall Theatre
Galway
20 October 1998
Irish tour
Backstage Theatre
Longford
16 - 17 October 1998
Irish tour
Siamsa Tire
Tralee
13 - 14 October 1998
Irish tour
Firkin Crane
Cork
9 - 10 October 1998
Irish tour
Belltable Arts Centre
Limerick
6 - 7 October 1998
Irish tour
Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre
Dublin
11 September - 3 October 1998
Credits
Original Cast
dizzy Sean Kearns
Julia Christina Nelson
vince Donal Beecher
frankie Dave O’Meara
neilie Paul McEneaney
brendan James Hosty
philomena Aideen Gohery
suzanne Anne Byrne
carmel Cindy Cummings
dermie Raymond Keane
shovels Charlie Bonner
girlie Muirne Bloomer
stranger Tony Flynn
concieved by David Bolger & gina moxley
written by gina moxley
directed & choreographed By david bolger
composition, music direction, & sound by Bell Helicopter
Set design Francis O’Connor
Lighting design Ian Sommerville
Costume design Joan O’Clery
Hair & Make-up Val Sherlock
Photography Kip Carroll
graphic design public communications centre
producer bridget webster
for the abbey theatre
artistic director patrick mason
general manager martin fahy
executive pa marie kelly
literary manager judy friel
public relations & marketing madeline boughton
outreach director kathy mcardle
production manager trevor dawson
production co-ordinator karen weavers
voice coach andrea ainsworth
stage director catherine nealon
assistant stage manager tara furlong
set construction abbey theatre workshop
costume construction abbey theatre wardrobe dept.
for coiscÉim
artistic director david bolger
general manager bridget webster
publicist mary folan
audience development officer caroline dennehy
production management paolo foley (for theatre production services)
stage manager catherine nealon
acknowledgements: john kickham at bubble up, leo cummins at wilton candy, gallaghers ltd, christy byrne, maguire & patterson, david at lime street print works, guinness ireland ltd, eamon ryan, rock steady music, the fire brigade club, parnell square, mad flowers, de valois house, jacquie o'driscoll, fred burke, john coogan, sharon mcgrattan, dave o'meara, ann dennehy, ann phelan, charlie o'neill, agnes le guelvouit, jack gilligan, siobhÁn bourke, marie elaine, grant, and all the staff of the abbey theatre, the belltable arts centre, the firkin crane, siamsa tire, backstage theatre, and the town hall theatre, galway.
