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U N D E R T H E

H A W T H O R N T R E E

P R O G R A M M E N O T E S

2 7 S E P T E M B E R - 7 O C T O B E R A T T H E M A C This dramatisation of UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE is based on the book UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE © text 1990

Marita Conlon-McKenna, published by THE O'BRIEN PRESS, DUBLIN. In association with National Museum's Northern Ireland.

M E E T T H E C A S T

A D A M D O U G A L Originally from Belfast, Adam trained at The Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Theatre credits include: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (aged 13 3/4) (The MAC), Barney Carey Gets His

Wings (The Watergate), Lessons in Love and Violence (Royal Opera House, London), New Jersey Nights(UK and China), The Merchant of Venice (c21), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (The MAC), The Break (The MAC), Departure Lounge (The Baby Grand), Little Red Riding Hood (The Waterfront Hall), Alice in Wonderland (The Cockpit, London), Shot at Dawn (The Gatehouse, London),

Footloose(Gordon Craig Theatre), Aladdin and Cinderella (Greenwich Theatre), Midas (St James Theatre).

Colette comes from Belfast and trained in Musical Theatre at The Royal Academy Music in London.

Theatre credits include: The Colleen Bawn (The Lyric), Hansel and Gretel (The MAC), Adrian Mole (aged 13

3/4) (The MAC), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (The MAC), The Faerie Thorn (Big Telly),

Gordon Osrams Funeral (Accidental Theatre), That Man Musical (Hippodrome, London), The Merchant of Venice (C21),The ClockMakers Daughter (The Landor, London), Pride and Prejudice (The Lyric /Everyman Theatre). Colette has toured Europe and Germany in The Best of the Musicals and Broadway Goes Rock, where she played Mary Poppins, Christine (Phantom) and Elphaba (Wicked). She toured USA with Celtic

Nights as lead vocalist. Film/TV credits include: Paige in Mute (sexyraygun), How we won the war (BBC).

C O L E T T E L E N N O N D O U G A L

F R A N K I E M c C A F F E R T Y Frankie is delighted to be working with Cahoots NI again, having previously appeared in A Spell of Cold

Weather (written by Charles Way) and Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf at the Lyric. He has

often performed for young audiences and was sidekick to Littlejohn Nee in Surfing with a Camel at the

Galway Arts Festival, where he also read stories for young children. He is well known as an actor on stage

and screen, appearing at the Lyric, the Abbey Theatre, Druid Theatre and at the National Theatre in

London. His most recent role was in the Corcadorca Theatre production of The Numbered in Fitzgerald's

Park as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. Favourite roles include Da in Trad by Mark Doherty (Winner of

Edinburgh Fringe First award and Adelaide fringe award during an international tour), Tom Fool in At the

Black Pig's Dyke (Belfast Telegraph best actor award), Dinzie in John B Keane's Sharon's Grave and Ivan in

Conor McPherson's The Seafarer. He wrote and performed a one-man play Tintype at the Kilkenny Arts

Festival. TV credits include: Vikings, Ripper Street, Twenty Twelve, The Woman in White, Charlie, Murder

in Eden, the forthcoming Death and Nightingales and as Donal in over fifty episodes of the long-running

Ballykissangel. Film credits include: Philomena, In the Name of the Father, Fools of Fortune, Omagh, Fifty

Dead Men Walking, Bad Day for the Cut, Angela's Ashes. Frankie trained at the Conservatoire National

Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in Paris and has taught performing arts at QUB and Belfast Met.

J U L I A D E A R D E N Julia's theatre includes : The Gift(Cahoots NI), Electra (The Old Vic), Loyal Women (Royal Court

Theatre), The Winter's Tale, The Crucible and Camille (RSC), The Shaughraun (National Theatre England), Romeo and Juliet (ESC), Dancing at Lughnasa (West End), Una Pooka, The Mai and The Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Tricycle Theatre), The Silver Tassie (Almeida), Much Ado about Nothing (Sheffield Crucible), Shadow of a Gunman (Citizens Glasgow), Bold Girls (7:84), The Blind Fiddler (Assembly Rooms), Antigone, Scenes From The Big Picture, Christmas Eve Can Kill You, Da, The

Importance of Being Earnest (The Lyric, Belfast), Ruby, Pentecost (Tinderbox), Hold your Tongue, Hold

your Dead (GAC Boston). Film and TV credits include: Derry Girls, After Life, Paula, The Fall (Series 1-

3) Line of Duty, The Frankenstein Chronicles, The Secret, Doctors, The Billy Plays, Troubles,

Northhanger Abbey, Cal, The Most Fertile Man in Ireland, Wild About Harry and Titanic Town. Julia has

also worked extensively in Radio Drama.

M E E T T H E C A S T

Maeve studied at East 15 Acting School. Theatre credits include: The Colleen Bawn (The Lyric), The Threepenny Opera (NI Opera at the Lyric), The Assistant's Revenge (Cahoots NI), Macbeth (c21 Theatre Company at The Grand Opera House). Maeve has appeared in numerous short films, including

Je Suis Le Cat's production of Monkeys in The Garden, which has been accepted into five film festivals,

including the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh.

M A E V E S M Y T H

M A G G I E C R O N I N Maggie is an award-winning actress, writer and director. Film credits include: Normal People (in post-

production), The Shore (Oscar Winner: 'Short Film Live Action Category' 2012), To Lose Control, Whole

Lotta Sole, Shooting For Socrates, High Rise and Zoo. TV credits include: Doctors (BBC 1); United (BBC);

The Bill (ITV); Holby City (BBC); The Clinic (RTÉ); Scapegoat (BBC), Marú (TG4), My Mother And Other

Strangers (BBC1), The Frankenstein Chronicles (ITV). Maggie's stage appearances have included Broadway, West End, Ireland, UK , Europe, Pakistan and USA. Writing credits include: A Most Notorious Woman (Stewart Parker Trust/ BBC Radio Drama

Award), Greenstick Boy, Kitty Gulliver and Shrieking Sisters and short stories broadcast on Radio Ulster

and Radio 4.

P H I L I P P A O ' H A R A Philippa is a singer and actor from Belfast. She trained in BMC's Performing Arts course which she

completed with a Degree in Drama from QUB. Theatre credits include: Shh! We have a Plan (Cahoots

NI), Pinocchio (Cahoots NI), Little Red Riding Hood (Market Place Theatre), The Andrews Sisters at the

Derry Jazz Festival (Playhouse Theatre), My Mother and Other Strangers (BBC NI).

T E R E N C E K E E L E Y Terence studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Theatre credits include: The Ferryman

(Geilgud, West End), Macbeth (Shakespeare's Globe), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Young Vic), This

is My Family (Crucible, Sheffield). Television credits include: Titanic - Blood and Steel, Frankenstein

Chronicles, Derry Girls.

Marita Conlon-McKennaA D A P T A T I O N B Y Charles WayD I R E C T O RPaul Bosco Mc EneaneyC O M P O S E R / S O U N D D E S I G N E RGarth McConaghie A W O R D F R O M

T H E A U T H O R

C H O R E O G R A P H E RCarlos Pons GuerraC O S T U M E / S E T D E S I G N Sabine DargentL I G H T I N G D E S I G N James McFetridge M U S I C A L D I R E C T O RShane McVicker A S S I S T A N T D I R E C T O R Sarah Lyle S T A G E M A N A G E RAshley SmythA C T I N G A S MRichard Thomas Paine S E T B U I L D E R Philip GossC O S T U M E M A K E RJudy KayA R T W O R K Jordan Henderson B A N D Darragh Murphy

James Nash

Rod Patterson

Matt Weir

A U T H O R M E E T T H E C O M P A N YMarita Conlon-McKenna The story of the Great Irish Famine is the story of Ireland and her people.

"It is hard to believe that pre -famine Ireland had a large population of 8 million people; many were tenants living in small

cottages totally dependent on the potato which fed and kept their families year after year. The arrival of potato blight

which destroyed this important food crop in 1845 and totally decimated it countrywide again in 1846 meant disaster for

Ireland. Soon the people were hungry, starving with absolutely nothing to eat. Rents went unpaid and

families were evicted. Political and government responses to 'The Hunger' were slow and crowds flooded into the towns

and onto the roads looking for help. Public Road Works Schemes were set up but many were far too weak to undertake such heavy

physical labour. Workhouses soon became overcrowded and soup kitchens were set up to feed the starving. Disease and

fever soon spread in such conditions. Over 1 million people died during the Great Irish Famine with another 1 million

emigrating to America, Canada, England and Australia. The story of Eily, Michael and Peggy O'Driscoll is the story of one of these families.

'Under the Hawthorn Tree' was written for my own children as I wanted them to really understand the tragedy of the Great

Irish Famine.

Seeing it on stage for the first time in Ireland is very special and I hope that it will resonate with

audiences both young and old. Unfortunately famine, hunger, disease and displacement still stalk the world with children

living in refugee camps, using feeding stations, with many forced to make long, dangerous journeys to safety and peace.

Surely we all must learn from history and try to make the world a better place for our fellow man. "quotesdbs_dbs32.pdfusesText_38

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