Written by John Morton, it’s a romantic comedy about rain, recession and why dance sequences are harder in real life.
Smitten is a play that wants to be a musical. It marked the third part of our ‘In The Future When All’s Well’ residency in Kilkenny Arts Office following on from the success of Scratcher and Shifting.
Claire used to be a nurse but then she emigrated. Now she’s returned home from South America with her tail between her legs only to discover that finding her feet on home soil is proving harder than she expected. Especially when everyone else is shaking off their brollies and getting ready to head for greener pastures. As Claire tries to enthuse herself about settling in Ireland, she realises that life is not the Technicolor fantasy that she projected as a teenager and no amount of song or dance is going to help that. If the musicals have taught us one thing, it’s that there’s no place like home. But why does it have to be so black and white?
CAST
- Claire – Annette O’Shea
- Tony – Jack O’Leary
- Cat – Amy Dunne
- Dave – Ken McGuire
- Bronagh – Maria Murray
- Tommy – John Morton
- Kevin – David Thompson
- Niall – Kevin Mooney
- Ailbe – Lynsey Moran
- Daffney Molloy – Suzanne O’Brien
CREW
- Director – John Morton
- Assistant Director – Angela Barrett
- Choreography – Gemma Grant
- Stage Manager – Aidan Doheny
- Lighting – Richie Cody
- Sound Design – Geoff Warner Clayton
- Costume Design – Lucy McKenna
- Art Director – Thom Dowling
- Set Design – Eddie Brennan
- Make Up – Linda Hanbidge
- Original Score – Supernova Scotia / Geoff Warner Clayton
Smitten first opened in Cork on June 16th at Solstice as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. It then marked the conclusion of Devious Theatre’s Kilkenny Arts Office residency when it played No. 76 John Street from June 26th – July 2nd.
