2014/15 NATIONAL TOUR

Moonfish Theatre Company

STAR OF THE SEA

Star of the Sea tells the story of a famine ship sailing from Cobh to the promised land of New York in the winter of 1847. Based on Joseph O'Connor's epic best-selling novel, this story of love, murder, revenge and forgiveness was developed for the stage by Moonfish Theatre and co-produced by An Taibhdhearc.

Garnering huge critical acclaim this unmissable piece of Irish theatre was a sell-out hit at the Galway International Arts Festival where it premièred in 2014 before undertaking a nationwide tour in 2015 to Strollers Network venues.

Moving between the wild landscape of Connemara, grimy London streets, and the claustrophobic confines of the famine ship, this sweeping production charted the lives of the three characters - a silent maidservant, a ruined lord, and a murderer on the run - from the childhoods that shaped them to their final, fateful journey. The stage production saw language, movement, imagery, live sound effects, song, traditional music and six performers conjure the worlds of the characters whose lives and fates were far more intertwined than they realised.

“Vital theatre”Sunday Business Post

“A lesson in theatre magic ... captures an extraordinary and devastating story”Irish Daily Mail

“This emotional tour de force honours the author, and, most of all, the victims of The Famine and the coffin ships”Irish Independent

“Gorgeously assembled theatre”Irish Times

“Unquestionably an exquisite piece of theatre”Examiner.com