+ Creative Team
STARRING - Cass: Meghan Tyler
Conn: Conor O Donnell
Drew: Thomas Finnegan
The Interrogator: Maria Connolly
Playwright: Dominic Montague
Director: Emma Jordan
Set Design: Ciaran Bagnall
LX Design: Mary Tumelty
Sound Design: Katie Richardson
Movement Direction: Paula O Reilly
Costume: Rosie McClelland
Animation Design and Operation: Joseph Catney
Games Design and Operation: Scott Meekin
Dramaturg: Louise Stephens
Sound Engineer: Megan Joyce
Stage Manager: Codie Morrison
Technical Manager: Declan Paxton
Set Build: Stephen Bamford
Filming: Matt Faris
Graphic Design: Conor McClure and Hi Jump
Press and PR: Rachael Harriott
Production Photographs: Ciaran Bagnall.
Publicity Photographs: Chris Heaney
Produced by: Una NicEoin & Ronan McManus
Synopsis
Cass is on a mission to save her friend. They’ve been close since childhood and she’s the type to do anything for her mates, even when the mate in question is a tree. She has a plan, an industrial-strength chain, and a Live Feed… Set in a fictional Irish village following the opening of a new gold mine Aurora: A Modern Myth follows Cass’ protest as she and those around her (human and otherwise) grapple with what comes next for us and the planet we call home.
Directed by critically acclaimed Emma Jordan, Aurora blends gaming animation with funny, provocative and incredibly timely writing from Dominic Montague (Callings), delighted audiences and critics alike at the 2024 Belfast International Arts Festival and The Project Arts Centre, Dublin.
Variously described as “A little gem of a production” The Arts Dispatch, “an imaginative creative approach, blending bleak reality with unearthly spectacle, theatrical illusion with animation technology” The Stage and “Less is more, and director Emma Jordan uses every gesture, every laugh, every eyeroll to enchant and draw the audience in” View Digital
REVIEWS
“The incredible projections, sound and lighting designs and even the story itself make the static structure feel alive – and provide a reminder that we are all connected to nature. A little gem of a production”
- Arts Dispatch ****
“Montague offers up an imaginative creative approach, blending bleak reality with unearthly spectacle, theatrical illusion with animation technology, the natural world with the supernatural – and a badger”
- The Stage ***
“The cast’s performances are very strong. Meghan Tyler narrates the story…Cass’s commitment to the venture shines through Tyler’s gifted and intense storytelling. Less is more, and director Emma Jordan uses every gesture, every laugh, every eyeroll to enchant and draw the audience in.”
- Alan In Belfast
“Playwright Montague tells a gripping story and is ably assisted by the innovative use of design and sound. His vision is also perfectly executed by Prime Cut director Emma Jordan. The tone throughout is playful, engaging, thoughtful and passionate.”
- View Digital
