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Casting complete for 'Earls'
play
28.08.07
REHEARSALS began at the
weekend for a new radio play by two Inishowen
writers to be broadcast next month.
'This Place From Where the Earls Flew', written by
Martin Lynch and Mary Lorraine McHugh, will hit the
airwaves on Inishowen Community Radio (ICRfm) on
September 14th, to coincide with the 400th
anniversary of the Flight of the Earls. |
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The writers had a huge
response to their recent auditions at the Playhouse,
Derry, where they sought male and female actors,
ranging in age from 19 to 50, for a number of paid
roles in the production. Martin and Mary Lorraine
said they were 'delighted' with the turn out.
"The fact that we now have a Spaniard and an
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among the cast members
will give the play a truly international feel which
is fitting given the nature of the Flight of the
Earls itself," said Mary Lorraine.
The chosen group of actors are Juan Gomez of Spain,
Amanda Doherty, Sean Donegan, US, Anne Marie Dunne,
Doreann McKenna, Hugh Green, Peter Quinn, Shane
Carey, Gerard Bonner and Sean Coyle. The group
gathered on Saturday at St. Eugene' Hall, Moville,
for the first reading under the directorship of
Martin Lynch.
'This Place' brings a unique slant to the story of
The Flight of the Earls by telling the parallel
story of a young couple who leave Donegal for
America in 1987 due to economic reasons and, like
O’Neill and O’Donnell, never return to their
homeland.
It will aired at ICRfm thanks to funding from the
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland’s ‘Sound and
Vision’ programme. You can catch the play on 105fm
and 107.6fm on Friday, September 14th at 4pm. |
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