Pat Moylan, Donal Shiels and Breda Cashe in association with MCD
50th Anniversary Production
The Field by John B Keane
Directed by Padraic McIntyre
Starring Michael Harding as the Bull McCabe
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
DATES: 23 April – 16 May 2015
TICKETS: From €22.50
Low Priced Previews April 23 – 27
Opening 28 April
TIMES: 7.30pm and Saturday matinees at 3pm
BOOKING: In person at The G
aiety Theatre Box or by phone 0818 719 388
Joining MICHAEL HARDING, who will play The Bull McCabe, are:
AIDAN MCARDLE (from the TV show Mr Selfridge, Ella
Enchanted)
ARTHUR RIORDAN (Happy Birthday Dear Alice, Digging for Fire)
CATHERINE BYRNE (Fair City)
CONOR DELANEY (Stones in his Pockets)
FIONA BELL (Three Sisters, Wuthering Heights)
GEOFF MINOGUE (Fair City)
IAN LLOYD ANDERSON (Love/Hate)
MARIA MCDERMOTTROE (Killinascully, The Boxer, Dancing at Lughnasa)
MARK O'REGAN (Juno and The Paycock, The Plough and The Stars)
SEAMUS O'ROURKE (The Quare Land, The Pitch)
STEPHEN O'LEARY (The Critic)
TERRY BYRNE (Tuesdays with Morrie)
Set Design by Liam Doona
Costume Design by Kate Moylan
Lighting Design by Eamon Fox
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first staging of John B Keane’s 'The Field', an exciting new production will be presented at The Gaiety Theatre this April. When 'The Field' was first produced in 1965 it captivated audiences with its dark portrayal of life in north Kerry. It continues to strike a chord with audiences throughout the world. The story burrows deep into the heart of rural Ireland in the late 50s. At its core is the enduring link between the Irish people and ‘the land’. This new production will star Michael Harding in the iconic role of the Bull McCabe, one of the greatest roles in the Irish theatre canon. Michael is best known for his memoirs; the multi award-winning 'Staring at Lakes' and his recently published 'Hanging with the Elephants'. Following his hugely popular 2013 tour, Michael returns to the stage this spring with his own one man show. Michael has also written numerous plays, six of which were produced by the Abbey Theatre. Based on the true story of the 1959 murder of Moss Moore, a bachelor farmer in Co. Moore's neighbour, Dan Foley, with whom he had a long-standing dispute over a right of way, was believed to have committed the murder. Foley’s family denied the charge and no one was ever brought to justice.
