TESS
MAY 2019 | ROSE GARDEN, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
AUGUST 2020 | NATIONAL TOUR
Burtown House & Gardens, Kildare | Cappoquin House & Gardens, Waterford | Woodville House & Gardens, Wexford | Wells House & Gardens, Wexford (tour cancelled due to Covid)
By Thomas Hardy | Adapted by Signe Lury
Tess is a playful, irreverent adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
Tess tells a story about women silenced and surviving - a story about our relationship with our environment and our families. Live music, dance, and puppetry bring this controversial story of “a pure woman” to life: how does Hardy’s tale translate today?
“One of the best ways to be introduced to a literary classic [...] an upcoming theatre company filled with talent.”
Babylon Radio
THE COMPANY
CAST
Maud Baring | Story-teller (2019)
Ciara Berkeley | Izz, Joan, others (2019-20)
Cameron Brady | John, others (2019-20)
Kate Brosnan | Retty, Liza-Lu, others (2020)
Aoife Daly | Story-teller (2019)
Ellen Finnerty | Story-teller (2020)
Lora Hartin | Tess (2019-20)
Elishka Lane | Marian, Abraham (2019-20)
Mae Leahy | Retty, Liza-Lu, others (2019)
Cian Malin | Alec, others (2019-20)
Jilly McGrath | Story-teller (2020)
Patrick O’Leary | Angel, others (2020)
Ultan Pringle | Angel, others (2019)
Eoghan Quinn | Story-teller (2019-20)
CREATIVE TEAM
Signe Lury | Director, Writer, Producer
Elishka Lane | Co-producer (2020), Publicity
Sam Killian | Composer
Mae Leahy | Design
Doris de Vries | Movement Director
Choy-Ping Clarke-Ng 吳彩萍 | Puppet Design, Construction
BAND
Sam Killian | Music Director, Piano
Roisin McGuill | Fiddle
Seamus Hyland |Accordion
Luke Carey | Guitar
Alex Fish | Percussion
Mazana Ronaldson | Vocals
Photos by Jilly McGrath