Production: Whose Life Is It Anyway (Brian Clark)
Date: May 9th – 12th 2012
Venue: Sean O’Casey Theatre,East Wall, Dublin 3
Directed by Neil Curran. Assistant Director: Brendan Dalton
Set in a hospital room, the action revolves around Ken Harrison, a sculptor by profession, who was paralysed from the neck down (quadriplegia) in a car accident and is determined to be allowed to die. Clark presents arguments both in favour of and opposing euthanasia and to what extent government should be allowed to interfere in the life of a private citizen. In portraying Ken as an intelligent man with a useless body, he leaves the audience with conflicting feelings about his desire to end his life.
CAST
Ken Harrison – Kevin O’Flynn
Sister Anderson – Saskia Carroll
Nurse Sadler – Ellen Hallinan
Dr. Emerson – Brian Quinn
Dr. Claire Scott – Sophie Van Het Erve
John – Shane Robinson
Claire Boyle – Pearl O’Rourke
Philip Hill – Alan Rogers
Ms. P Kershaw – Sinead Dunphy
Dr. Travers – Cathal O’Donovan
Dr. Barr – Albin Lahore
Andrew Eden – Harry Walsh
Justice Millhouse – Ken Ryan
CREW
Director – Neil Curran
Assistant Director – Brendan Dalton
Production Manager – Christine Leonard
Assistant Production Manager – Yvonne Durran
Stage Manager – Patrick O’Callaghan
Assistant Stage Manager – Ruairi DeBurca
Set Designer – Patrick O’Callaghan
P.R. – Laura Jackson, Ellen Nolan, Caoimhe Cooke
Props Master – Declan Ryan
Costume Design – Sorcha Hennessey
Make-up Design – Dara McGinn
Make-up Assistants -Maria Dillon,Caoimhe Cooke
Photography – Neil Curran
Graphic Design – Grainne O’Sullivan
Sound Design – Keith Cooper
Lighting Design – Cathal Donoghue
Assistant Lighting Design – Chris O’Regan
Head of Front of House – Paul Anderson
Front of House – Peter Kilmeade
Stagehands -Erin Melnick-Hug,Suzanne Kirwan,Davide Pérez-Suárez,David Ryan
Set Construction -Erin Melnick-Hug,Suzanne Kirwan,Davide Pérez-Suárez,David Ryan,Ruth Orschler
Print Services – Seán Curran