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Irish Premiere of After Darwin (2003)
by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Dates : Wednesday 23 April 2003 - Saturday 17 May 2003
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Theatre : The Project Arts Centre, Dublin / The Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast
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Life's not been too kind to Millie, a Bulgarian immigrant with one last chance to prove her worth. Survival of the fittest might seem rather close to home but when Millie discovers "Darwin" - a play exploring the conflict between Darwin's rapidly developing theory of evolution and his colleague FitzRoy's creationist viewpoint - she sees her chance. Unfortunately for Millie, rehearsals quickly reveal that science may be mysterious but actors are inexplicable!
After Darwin puts the science into fiction and the theory into practice providing an hilarious insight into contemporary society and the continuing evolution of the species.
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"The performances in After Darwin are amongst the best you'll see anywhere this year.
Des McAleer and Conleth Hill are especially stunning in this subtle, stimulating, intricate
and provocative play. If you want to be amused intellectually and see great stage acting this is not to be missed "
Patrick Brennan, Irish Examiner |
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"After Darwin is full of irony and humour with layers of meaning that can be unravelled for hours afterwards.
It moves with great effect between the two plays, and Darwin and FitzRoy [Conleth Hill and Des McAleer],
give great performances. And best of all it has the very satisfying result of educating and entertaining at the same time
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Anne Murphy, Irish Independent |
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""This production of After Darwin is the work of the Belfast based Prime Cut Theatre Company.
For a little of over a decade now Prime Cut have been producing and touring challenging international drama.
After Darwin fits into this brief and their experience with this sort of work shows. They make use of straightforward lighting
and a simple but not minimalist set defined by furniture alone. The acting is strong overall, particularly from Conleth Hill as Tom/Darwin…
The Show is both stimulating and entertaining.
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Norma Sheahan as Milllie strikes the perfect note of passion and desperation between the young,
laconic Tom/Darwin [Conleth Hill], and the dry experience of Ian/FitzRoy [Des McAleer]. They form a wonderfully assured trio,
with Sean Francis as Lawrence providing an interesting fourth dimension. If the play-within was merely a gimmick,
everything would soon fall flat. But this is writing so intelligent and acting so almost ridiculously in tune,
that the transitions from present and past are effortless. The conversational tone helps, making us feel like we're
eavesdropping on a very absorbing series of conversations - that they take place in different centuries hardly matters.
The scripts lightening flashes from tragedy to acerbic humour and back again take the audience on an involving, emotional journey
through the last two hundred years of human thought… Richly layered, rewarding and thoroughly enjoyable,
this is theatre that really makes you think.
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Elizabeth McGuane, Sunday Business Post |
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Cast Members: Des McAleer, Conleth Hill, Norma Sheahan, Sean Francis
Director, Jackie Doyle/ Lighting Designer, Tina McHugh/ Designer, Stuart Marshall/ Music, Bell Helicopter/Photography, Chris Hill/ Stage Manager, Laura McCabe/
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Prime Cut Productions
285 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3GG
Phone +44 (0)2890 645 101 Fax +44 (0)2890 645 101
Email primecut@btconnect.com |
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