Chekhov’s First Play
Dead Centre
Original Cast:
Liam Carney
Breffni Holahan
Rory Nolan
Rebecca O'Mara
Annie Ryan
Dylan Tighe
Text by Anton Chekhov, Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel
Directed by Ben Kidd & Bush Moukarzel
Set design by Andrew Clancy
Produced by Matthew Smith
Effects and Onstage Design by Grace O'Hara
Costume Design by Saileóg O'Halloran
Assistant Costume by Ellen Kirk
Make Up & Prosthetics by Bridge Lucey
Lighting by Stephen Dodd
Assistant Lighting by Hannah Bowe
Sound Design by Jimmy Eadie and Kevin Gleeson
Choreography by Liv O'Donoghue
Production Photography by Luca Truffarelli
Trailer by José Miguel Jiménez
Graphic Design by Jason Booher
On Tour Team:
Eugenia Genunchi, Kevin Gleeson,
Barbara Hughes, Ellen Kirk, Nicola Zeidler, Hannah O’Reilly, Nora Kelly Lester
For full details of original cast and crew see deadcentre.org
WINNER: Best Sound Design, Irish Times Theatre Awards 2015
“An essay on Chekhov, theatre and life. Deeply moving.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
“A brilliant endeavour. Riveting to watch.”
Irish Times
“An iconoclastic and joyful version of Platonov. Returns us to the essence of theatre.”
Le Monde
“Compelling. Gets to the heart of Chekhov without looking or sounding remotely like him.”
Financial Times
2016
April - Schaubühne, Berlin (DE)
May - Mayfest at Bristol Old Vic (UK)
July - BaltoScandal Festival, Rakvere (EE)
August - Noordezon Festival, Groningen (NL)
September - Brisbane Festival (AU)
October - TnBA, Bordeaux (FR)
2017
May - Theatre Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland (CH)
August - Helsinki Festival, Finland (FI)
September - Tbilisi International Theatre Festival (GE)
October - Vie Festival, Modena (IT)
November - Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg (RU)
2018
September - ITA, Amsterdam (NL)
October - Romanian International Theatre Festival, Bucharest (RO)
November - BAC, London (UK)
2019
March - Hong Kong Arts Festival (CN)
April - Northern Stage, Newcastle (UK)
May - Liverpool Playhouse (UK)
Dead Centre
Original Cast:
Liam Carney
Breffni Holahan
Rory Nolan
Rebecca O'Mara
Annie Ryan
Dylan Tighe
Text by Anton Chekhov, Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel
Directed by Ben Kidd & Bush Moukarzel
Set design by Andrew Clancy
Produced by Matthew Smith
Effects and Onstage Design by Grace O'Hara
Costume Design by Saileóg O'Halloran
Assistant Costume by Ellen Kirk
Make Up & Prosthetics by Bridge Lucey
Lighting by Stephen Dodd
Assistant Lighting by Hannah Bowe
Sound Design by Jimmy Eadie and Kevin Gleeson
Choreography by Liv O'Donoghue
Production Photography by Luca Truffarelli
Trailer by José Miguel Jiménez
Graphic Design by Jason Booher
On Tour Team:
Eugenia Genunchi, Kevin Gleeson,
Barbara Hughes, Ellen Kirk, Nicola Zeidler, Hannah O’Reilly, Nora Kelly Lester
For full details of original cast and crew see deadcentre.org
WINNER: Best Sound Design, Irish Times Theatre Awards 2015
“An essay on Chekhov, theatre and life. Deeply moving.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
“A brilliant endeavour. Riveting to watch.”
Irish Times
“An iconoclastic and joyful version of Platonov. Returns us to the essence of theatre.”
Le Monde
“Compelling. Gets to the heart of Chekhov without looking or sounding remotely like him.”
Financial Times
2016
April - Schaubühne, Berlin (DE)
May - Mayfest at Bristol Old Vic (UK)
July - BaltoScandal Festival, Rakvere (EE)
August - Noordezon Festival, Groningen (NL)
September - Brisbane Festival (AU)
October - TnBA, Bordeaux (FR)
2017
May - Theatre Vidy, Lausanne, Switzerland (CH)
August - Helsinki Festival, Finland (FI)
September - Tbilisi International Theatre Festival (GE)
October - Vie Festival, Modena (IT)
November - Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg (RU)
2018
September - ITA, Amsterdam (NL)
October - Romanian International Theatre Festival, Bucharest (RO)
November - BAC, London (UK)
2019
March - Hong Kong Arts Festival (CN)
April - Northern Stage, Newcastle (UK)
May - Liverpool Playhouse (UK)