Back in Town
Words fail in the face of this astonishing biography…bringing the era, the man and memories to life…it all remains long after the show is over
BACK IN TOWN was inspired by the lyrics and music of the rock icon Phil Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy.
Vibrant teenagers with club culture attitudes hit the stage and are spring-boarded back to summertime in 1970s Dublin in this “spectacular dance show” (The Irish Times). Inspired by folklore and adventure, they move through personal tales of love and loss – following compulsive journeys that end in the hard-edged realities of emigration as the pressing problems of unemployment at home seals their fates.
It ranges from poignant passion to comic hilarity, mixed with the chaos of dance floor aggression
Performed at
Scottish Youth Dance Festival
Renfrew
Glasgow, United Kingdom
10 July 1997
Irish Tour
Garter Lane Arts Centre
Waterford
3 July 1997
Irish Tour
Danlann an Chlair
Ennis
22 June 1997
Irish Tour
Backstage Theatre
Longford
16 June 1997
Premiere
Samuel Beckett Centre
Dublin
9 - 14 June 1997
Credits
Original Cast David Bolger, Ella Clarke, James Hosty, Simone Litchfield, Jenny Roche, Karl Sullivan
Choreographer David Bolger
Music Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy
Lighting Designer Mark Waldron
Costume Designer Helen McCusker
Hair & Make-up Val Sherlock