GARE ST LAZARE PLAYERS IRELAND

PRESENT

MOBY DICK by Herman Melville.

Adapted by Conor Lovett & Judy Hegarty Lovett
Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
Performed by Conor Lovett
With original music composed and performed by Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh.

Skibbereen Arts Festival moves down river to the Baltimore Community Hall for this stunning stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s great American novel, Moby Dick. This is a vital one-man performance by Conor Lovett, accompanied by original music by Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh on fiddle, viola and uileann pipes. Catching both the mischievous humor and the wisdom of Ishmael’s commentary, Lovett holds audiences spellbound during this classic tale of a mythic sea monster, the vengeful Captain Ahab, and their epic ocean journey aboard The Pequod.

Nominated for Best Actor in this year’s Irish Times Theatre Awards, Lovett is best known for his solo performances of Beckett’s prose works. He and Judy Hegarty Lovett have toured with their work to over 60 cities around the world.

“This is an intensely deliberate, focused piece of work, out of which Melville’s writing emerges as the ultimate star of what is a constrained and lovely show.” ‘Sunday Business Post’

“Lovett’s capacity to hold an audience is remarkable. His voice control and subtle shifts of expression and movement seem effortless.” ‘The Guardian’

“Superb. I loved it. It was mesmerizing.” Eamon McCann (‘The View’ RTÉ TV)

This event is a fundraiser for the COPE foundation.