Improbable Frequency (revival)

By Arthur Riordan and Bell Helicopter

 

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KONTAKT International Theatre Festival

June 2 & 3 2006

TEATR im. WILAMA HORZYCY
87-100 Torun, Plac Teatralny 1

Poland

Tel: +48 56 622 5021

It's 1941. Europe is at war and espionage is the front line. As the rest of the world gets on with the small matter of the Second World War, Dublin's lights burn flagrantly and Europe's intellectual elite has come to play. But suspicious messages on a radio requests-show have drawn the attention of M15 and a diffident young code-breaker is dispatched to Dublin to determine which side neutral Ireland is really on.

Encounters with John Betjeman, Myles na gCopaleen and nuclear physics complicate his mission, but our hero soon realises that more is at stake than the honour of chaste local girl, Philomena O'Shea. Improbable Frequency is a joyous musical satire that lifts the lid on Ireland's beloved neutrality and cuts to the heart of the tempestuous affair with our nearest neighbour.

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Erwin Schrodinger/The Colonel: Arthur Riordan
Tristram Faraday: Louis Lovett
Myles na gCopaleen/Muldoon: Donal Beecher
Philomena O'Shea: Lisa Lambe
John Betjeman/O"Dromedary: Rory Nolan
Agent Green: Cathy White

Members of the cast also played various minor roles.

Band (in alphabetical order)

Double Bass and Flute: Ellen Cranitch
Percussion: Robbie Harris
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet: Conor Sheil
Keyboards: Conor Linehan

Creative and Production Team

Director: Lynne Parker
Set Designer: Alan Farquharson
Costume Designer: Kathy Strachan
Lighting Designer: Sinead Mckenna
Sound Design: Bell Helicopter (Conor Kelly and Sam Park)
Musical Director: Cathal Synnott
Assistant Director: Tom Creed
Production Manager: Marie Breen
Stage Director: Paula Tierney
Stage Manager: Eavan Murphy

Set Construction: Shadow Productions
Hair and Make Up Design: Val Sherlock
Graphic Design: Alphabet Soup
Production Photographer: Ros Kavanagh
Administrator: Claire O'Neill
Producer: Loughlin Deegan

Air for 'All in Vain' Composed by: Conor Linehan