THE SUGAR WIFE

By Elizabeth Kuti

PRESS QUOTES    LONDON TRANSFER

Project Arts Centre
April 8 - 23 2005 (Previews: April 6 & 7)
Nightly at 8.15pm. Matinees April 16 & 23 (3pm)

The Sugar Wife is a new play that asks how we should live in an affluent but compromised society.

Hannah Tewkley is torn between her work with the city's poor and her husband's prospering business - a string of oriental teahouses. Their guests, an English philanthropist and an African American are tainted by the horrors of America's deep south. The visit begins with the best of intentions; but a collision is unavoidable.

Set amongst Dublin's Quaker community in the late 1840s, but with clear contemporary resonances, The Sugar Wife is an examination of sexual politics and political morality.

Cast (in order of appearance)

Hannah Tewkley: Niamh Linehan
Samuel Tewkley: Barry Barnes
Martha Ryan: Neil’ Conroy
Alfred Darby: Robert Price
Sarah Worth: Susan Salmon

Musician: Anne-Marie O'Farrell

Creative and Production Team:

Director: Lynne Parker
Set and Lighting Designer: Paul Keogan
Costume Designer: Joan O'Clery
Music composed by Ellen Cranitch
Production Manager: Marie Breen
Stage Director: Aisling Mooney
Stage Manager: Justin Murphy
Production Electrician: Kate Bermingham
Set Construction: Alan Clarke
Scenic Artist: Sandra Butler

Wigs and Make-up: Val Sherlock
Graphic Design: Alphabet Soup
Publicist: Paul Fahy
Production Photography: Patrick Redmond
Administration Assistant: Bethany Geraghty
Company Manager: Elizabeth Whyte
Producer: Loughlin Deegan

Pre-show discussion: Elizabeth Kuti in conversation about her play The Sugar Wife. Wednesday, April 20th 6.45pm - 7.30pm. Admission free.