Lucinda Sly- Drama

Magical venue in historic Methodist Church

Lucinda Sly- Drama

Athy Community Arts CentreAthy


Event Details

  • Fri 24 Apr  2015
  • 8pm


  • Venue Details
    Athy Community Arts Centre

    Woodstock Street
    Athy


  • 087 0576713
  • athyarts@gmail.com
  • www.athycommunityartscentre.com


A true story of love, land, lust and murder.

In March 1835, ten thousand people crammed the streets of Carlow to see the public hanging of Lucinda Sly and John Dempsey. It was to be the last public hanging of a woman in the town. Sly and Dempsey had been convicted of the murder of Lucinda’s husband, Walter. Lucinda was a Protestant, John a Catholic; Lucinda was a landowner, John her labourer; Lucinda was 58 years old, John was less than half her age. They were lovers. John MacKenna’s new play is a tale of love, lust, land and murder – a passionate and powerful play intended only for over-16s.

John MacKenna is an Irish playwright and novelist.MacKenna writes for, directs and acts with Mend and Makedo Theatre Co and his most recent works for that company are “Breathless” (2005 & 2010 – Directed by Petra Costigan-Oorthuijs and Richard Ball ); “My Father’s Life” (2006); “We Once Sang LIke Other Men (2009); “Redemption Song (2011 Both directed by Marian Brophy). His theatrical work, “Who by Fire”, for the Water to Wine Theatre Company is based on the experiences of a Holocaust survivor, and uses Leonard Cohen’s songs[2] the mood for a chilling exposition of the continuing threat of totalitarianism. It has toured Ireland to great popular acclaim.

Lucinda Sly is written and directed by John MacKenna.

Contact Mend & Makedo Theatre Company at 059 8632872 or Email: ub15@eircom.net

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