The Seafarer
From: Thursday, 4th June 2009
To: Saturday, 27 June 2009
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul...
Our Review:
8 June 2009
Mark Babych’s swansong as the Octagon Theatre’s Artistic Director is a raucous Irish crowd-pleaser, with a dark edge. Backed by a Pogues filled soundtrack, and depicting a rural and isolated squalor, this is an inspired choice of play to end both the current season, and Babych’s artistic tenure at the building.
It’s Christmas Eve in a desolate Irish village. Whilst angry blind Richard (Peter Dineen) tries to recover from the alcohol-fulled chaos of the previous evening, his brother Sharky ([Michael O’Connor]) and boozy pal Ivan (Brendan Charleson) make haphazard plans for the festive season. These plans are stalled, however, when local wide-boy Nicky (Leigh Symonds) arrives with the mysterious Mr Lockhart (Fintan McKeown), who is hell-bent on a game of cards.
Conor McPherson’s play dazzled at the National (and subsequently on Broadway) two years ago, and it remains a masterpiece. With its rough-hewn philosophising and...
Cast
Peter Dineen (Richard Harkin)
Mick O'Connor (Sharky)
Fintan Mckeown (Mr Lockhart)
Creative
Conor McPherson (Author)
Octagon Theatre Bolton (Producer)
Mark Babych (Director)
Patrick Connellan (Design)
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