Translations
May 2010, Oxford, UK
Written by Brian Friel
Directed by Kate O'Connor and Tim Kiley
Design by Tom Gammage
"All the minutiae of staging, scenery, and accents succeeded in creating a dramatic scene of the utmost realism.” ★★★★★
Eluned Gramic, Oxford Theatre Review
"...this'll be well worth a look."
Jonny Sims, Oxford Student
In 1833, the rural, Gaelic-speaking township of Baile Beag in Co. Donegal, Ireland, is in for a dramatic upset to its everyday affairs: a British cartographic expedition, headed by the domineering Captain Lancey of the Royal Engineers, is putting together a new map of the Province.
Barbarian Productions' first full scale production - ‘Translations’ brilliantly presents the flashpoint of cross-cultural encounters, blending intense personal drama with a kaleidoscopic overview of the fraught history of Anglo-Irish relations. In the strained relationships between lovers, siblings and whole national spheres, the audience are confronted with a timeless testing of loyalty, identity, collective memory and personal freedom through the scope of a community caught halfway between absurdity and Arcadia.
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Directed by Kate O'Connor and Tim Kiley
Design by Tom Gammage
"All the minutiae of staging, scenery, and accents succeeded in creating a dramatic scene of the utmost realism.” ★★★★★
Eluned Gramic, Oxford Theatre Review
"...this'll be well worth a look."
Jonny Sims, Oxford Student
In 1833, the rural, Gaelic-speaking township of Baile Beag in Co. Donegal, Ireland, is in for a dramatic upset to its everyday affairs: a British cartographic expedition, headed by the domineering Captain Lancey of the Royal Engineers, is putting together a new map of the Province.
Barbarian Productions' first full scale production - ‘Translations’ brilliantly presents the flashpoint of cross-cultural encounters, blending intense personal drama with a kaleidoscopic overview of the fraught history of Anglo-Irish relations. In the strained relationships between lovers, siblings and whole national spheres, the audience are confronted with a timeless testing of loyalty, identity, collective memory and personal freedom through the scope of a community caught halfway between absurdity and Arcadia.
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The Cast:
Manus - Michael Graham
Maire - Nadine Gilmour
Sarah - Kate O'Connor
Jimmy Jack - Tim Kiely
Bridget - Ashleigh Wheeler
Doalty - Christopher Hayes
Hugh - Laurie Blair
Owen - Toby Lloyd
Captain Lancey - Vyvyan Almond
Lieutenant Yolland - Timothy Coleman
Manus - Michael Graham
Maire - Nadine Gilmour
Sarah - Kate O'Connor
Jimmy Jack - Tim Kiely
Bridget - Ashleigh Wheeler
Doalty - Christopher Hayes
Hugh - Laurie Blair
Owen - Toby Lloyd
Captain Lancey - Vyvyan Almond
Lieutenant Yolland - Timothy Coleman
The Barbarians:
Directors - Tim Kiely & Kate O'Connor
Producer - Mark Heath
Production Manager - Michael Galvin
Designer - Tom Gammage
Lighting Designer - Charlie Blunt
Stage Managers - Marcus Field, Tom Chisholm & Sophie Stephenson-Wright
Marketing Managers - Olivia Madin & Declan Clowry
Costume Designer - Gabrielle Cahen
Assistant LD/SD - Edward Down & Jane Sancinito
Director of Photography - Philippa Baines
Artistic Consultant- Liz Sanders
Directors - Tim Kiely & Kate O'Connor
Producer - Mark Heath
Production Manager - Michael Galvin
Designer - Tom Gammage
Lighting Designer - Charlie Blunt
Stage Managers - Marcus Field, Tom Chisholm & Sophie Stephenson-Wright
Marketing Managers - Olivia Madin & Declan Clowry
Costume Designer - Gabrielle Cahen
Assistant LD/SD - Edward Down & Jane Sancinito
Director of Photography - Philippa Baines
Artistic Consultant- Liz Sanders
