Saturday 26th April

Tonight's performance is sponsored by Fujitsu Services, Leopardstown, Dublin

CLANABOGAN DRAMA CIRCLE

present

"Boyd's Shop"

         by

ST. JOHN IRVINE

 

     CAST

Andy Haveron............................................................................................................... Paul Quinn

Andrew Boyd ......................................................................................................... Tom Timoney

Agnes Boyd.......................................................................................................... Jennifer Doherty

Miss McClurg...................................................................................................... Lorna McLennan

John Haslett............................................................................................................ Tommy Mullan

Mrs. McBratney................................................................................................... Deirdre Timoney

Mrs. Clotworthy............................................................................................................ Kate Starrs

Miss Logan.................................................................................................................. Nuala Starrs

Rev. Ernest Dunwoody, M.A.................................................................................... Niall Colgan

William Henry Doak.............................................................................................. Eugene O'Goan

Carrie..................................................................................................................... Joanne Faulkner

Rev. Arthur Patterson......................................................................................... John McDermott

                                                Produced and Directed by: Niall P. Colgan

                                                         Stage Manager: Ursula Mullin

                                                     Set Construction: Eugene O'Hagan

                                                Set Decor: Joan McCrystal. Mary O'Brien

                        Stage Crew: Stephen McCabe, Stephen Timoney, Geraldine McLaughlin,

                                                          Mary Bradley, Brian Shields

Properties and Costumes: Mary Bradley, Geraldine McLaughlin, Noelle Campbell

Lighting: Justin O'Doherty, Eddie Fitzpatrick                                    

 Sound Effects: Donald McGurgan

Synopsis:: The action takes place in Andrew Boyd's shop and home, in Donaghreagh in rural Mid­Ulster. Period: 1950's.

Act 1: Boyd's Shop, High Summer. 

Act 2: Scene I. The living-room. Saturday evening a few weeks later.

 Scene 2. The same, two hours later.

  Act 3: The same, a few weeks later. 

Act 4: Boyd's Shop, one month later.

The Play: Set in the rural Ulster countryside, Boyd's Shop is a light-hearted snapshot of life in the mid­50's. The action is set in the home and shop of Andrew Boyd and his daughter Agnes. Competition in business is provided by the arrival of John Haslett and he immediately falls for Agnes. The young minister, Mr. Dunwoody, also has eyes for Miss Boyd and this triangle adds to the banter and fun, which the play is based upon. How will young Haslett and his modern techniques fare against the conservative methods of Andrew Boyd and who will win the affections of Miss Boyd?

The Group: From a rural community near Omagh in Co. Tyrone, the group was formed in February 1998, with their first production being "Moll" by J.B. Keane. Successive years of participation on the Festival Circuit with plays, such as, "The Country Boy" (J. Murphy), "The Patrick Pearse Motel" (H. Leonard), brought much success. This year, the group has finally made the break through and qualified for the Confined Finals. With an eye to traditional drama and family entertainment, the group has become a popular and regular addition to many festival programmes and audiences.