Trade / Mary Motorhead
Two searing one-act operas.
Irish composer Emma O’Halloran has turned two of her uncle Mark O’Halloran’s plays into a critically acclaimed double bill.
Mary Motorhead
Mary Motorhead has been locked in a prison cell after stabbing her husband in the head with a 12-inch carving knife. While he lies in intensive care, Mary reflects on the events that have brought this turbulent rural marriage to such a crisis.
Trade
In a guesthouse in Dublin’s north inner city, a vulnerable and confused young rent boy sits with a middle-aged client. The older man has blood on his shirt. A lot has happened since the two last met.
Running time is 2 hours including one interval.
Sung in English.
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Contains themes of an adult nature.
A co-production with Beth Morrison Projects.
European premiere co-presented by Kilkenny Arts Festival.
Content Warning: Please note that this production contains: Strobe lighting effects and theatrical fog/haze.
“vivid … daring … the intensity never flags” - The New York Times
“Rarely, if ever, does every element — score, text, singers, instrumentalists, conductor, director, sets, costumes, lighting, sound design — all come together. This is that rarity” - LA Times
“It’s 21st-century verismo, using psychological revelations instead of physical violence as dramatic catalysts” - The Wall Street Journal on Trade
Cast & Creative Team
Mary Motorhead | Cast
Naomi Louisa O’Connell | Mary Motorhead |
Trade | Cast
Oisín Ó Dálaigh | Younger Man |
John Molloy | Older Man |
Creative Team
Elaine Kelly | Conductor |
Tom Creed | Director |
Alex Dowling | Electronic Sound Designer |
Jim Findlay | Set Designer |
Christopher Kuhl | Lighting Designer |
Montana Levi Blanco | Costume Designer |
David Sheppard | Sound Designer |
Aoife Moran | Répétiteur |
Brian Dungan | Répétiteur (electronics) |
Chris Kelly | Assistant Director |