Toupees and Snaredrums
It’s a cracking success on a number of levels
In the first ever co-production between the Abbey Theatre and a dance company, CoisCéim fused its unique movement style with dialogue, bringing to life thirteen characters in a hopeless search for love and lust after Lent. Set in 1966, TOUPEES AND SNARE DRUMS charts a disastrous night at Dizzy Duffy’s dance hall, during the heyday of the show-band era.
Length: 75 mins
One of the most original, provocative and entertaining pieces of theatrical work in a long while
Toupees and Snare Drums is a rewarding piece of theatre not least of all in its strong ensemble performances, its exuberant choreography, and its brash theatricality
Performed at
Irish tour
Town Hall Theatre
Galway
20 October 1998
Irish tour
Backstage Theatre
Longford
16 - 17 October 1998
Irish tour
Siamsa Tire
Tralee
13 - 14 October 1998
Irish tour
Firkin Crane
Cork
9 - 10 October 1998
Irish tour
Belltable Arts Centre
Limerick
6 - 7 October 1998
Irish tour
Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre
Dublin
11 September - 3 October 1998
Credits
Original Cast Donal Beecher, Muirne Bloomer, Charlie Bonner, Anne Byrne, Cindy Cummings, Aideen Gohery, Tony Flynn, James Hosty, Raymond Keane, Sean Kearns, Paul McEneaney, Dave O’Meara, Christina Nelson
Choreographer David Bolger
Written By Gina Moxley
Composer Existing + Sound by Bell Helicopter
Set Francis O’Connor
Lighting Ian Sommerville
Sound Bell Helicopter
Costume Joan O’Clery
Hair & Make-up Val Sherlock
Photography Kip Carroll