Big Telly Theatre Company
Melmoth the Wanderer
Northern Ireland Tour Spring 2012
Edinburgh and UK Tour Autumn 2013
Based on the first ever horror novel written by rogue Irish Clergyman Charles Maturin, this is the tale of Melmoth, a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life. In this adaptation, Melmoth has stumbled upon a joyful choir practice and soon leads the members into a terrifying and strangely humorous descent into hell.
Be hypnotised by this gothic nightmare – a play where Saw meets Fawlty Towers meets Flann O’Brien.
Directed by Zoë Seaton
Adaptor/Writer: Nicola McCartney
Mask Director: John Wright
Set & Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Sound Design: Justin Yang
Puppet Designer and Maker: Jamie Harper
Original Cast: Shelley Atkinson, Colm Gormley, Dennis Herdman, Claire Lamont, Keith Singleton
In Edinburgh: Shelley Atkinson, Stephen Cavanagh, Clare McKenna, Keith Singleton, Simon Yadoo
Melmoth the Wanderer
Northern Ireland Tour Spring 2012
Edinburgh and UK Tour Autumn 2013
Based on the first ever horror novel written by rogue Irish Clergyman Charles Maturin, this is the tale of Melmoth, a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life. In this adaptation, Melmoth has stumbled upon a joyful choir practice and soon leads the members into a terrifying and strangely humorous descent into hell.
Be hypnotised by this gothic nightmare – a play where Saw meets Fawlty Towers meets Flann O’Brien.
Directed by Zoë Seaton
Adaptor/Writer: Nicola McCartney
Mask Director: John Wright
Set & Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Sound Design: Justin Yang
Puppet Designer and Maker: Jamie Harper
Original Cast: Shelley Atkinson, Colm Gormley, Dennis Herdman, Claire Lamont, Keith Singleton
In Edinburgh: Shelley Atkinson, Stephen Cavanagh, Clare McKenna, Keith Singleton, Simon Yadoo
"...Deirdre Dwyer’s set is cleverly minimalist..." - Terence Blain for Irish theatre Magazine, 19th Feb 2012
http://www.irishtheatremagazine.ie/Reviews/Current/Melmoth-the-Wanderer
http://www.irishtheatremagazine.ie/Reviews/Current/Melmoth-the-Wanderer
Claire Lamont and Denis Herdman
Shelly Atkinson, Keith Singleton, Denis Herdman, Colm Gormley and Claire Lamont
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Colm Gormley, Grandpa (Designed and made by Jamie Harper ), Claire Lamont and Kieth Singleton
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Keith Singleton, Shelly Atkinson and Claire Lamont
Kieth Singleton, Shelly Atkinson, Colm Gormley and Claire Lamont
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Claire Lamont
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