Setanta
“Over two thousand years ago, someone on the cold and windswept shores of the Atlantic Ocean sat down before a blazing fire and told a story.”
The Irish people have a reputation worldwide as storytellers, poets, and keepers of legend and lore. In Setanta, Cathal Thornton will bring the audience on a journey to an Ireland of long ago, examining some of Ireland’s most celebrated myths, and how they have been changed throughout the centuries. Using projections, puppetry, and a little bit of make-believe, the legends and stories of years gone by will come alive.
Setanta by Cathal Thornton
Written and performed by: Cathal Thornton
Directed by: Colin Smith
Devised by: Cathal Thornton, Colin Smith, Aaron Finnegan
Designed by: Rachel Byrne, Choy-Ping Clarke-Ng, Anna McLoughlin, Eimear Thornton, Jane Finnegan.
Lighting Design by: Nathanael O'Leary
AV Design: Tim Leech-Cleary
Costume Design by: Oscar O'Leary Fitzpatrick
Stage Manager: Eimear Thornton
Producers: Aaron Finnegan, Oisín Walsh
Production Manager: Lorna Kettle
Extra Voice Work by Barry Morgan
Setanta was an Advanced Devising Project as part of the Drama and Theatre Studies Course in TCD.