Kevin O'Connell & James Conway
My Love, My Umbrella
A young man has come to Dublin in search of love, he meets a pretty girl and after a few drinks he sees her home in the rain. They shelter for a time under an umbrella up a lane- and then it all happens.
Lovers kiss in rainy night streets .. fathers and sons do silent battle in the hayfields of the west..a new watch tricks and dissolves in a barrel of poison..
John McGahern's Ireland is dramatised in anew opera by Kevin O'Connell and James Conway.Based on three of his most celebrated stories.My Love , My Umbrella is a bittersweet chronicle of love and time. Opera Theatre Company's direct,unassuming productions have been touring all parts of Ireland for over ten years ;recently the company has given acclaimed performances in New York, Paris , London, and Lisbon. As special commision for the the Year of Opera and Music Theatre, My Love ,My Umbrella began it's tour in the eastern region of England before a national tour in Ireland
My Love, My Umbrella conducted by Robert Dean,designed by Stephen McManus, and directed by Chrissie Poulter with costumes by Monica Ennis;it is performed by and the Opera Theatre Ensemble.
Tour Details
| Thurs 9 & Fri 10 October | STAMFORD | Stamford Arts Centre |
| Tue 14 October | BOSTON | Blackfriars Arts Centre |
| Thurs 16 October | COLCHESTER | Colchester Arts Centre |
| Sat 18 October | CHELMSFORD | Chancellor Hall |
| Tues 21 October | GAINSBOROUGH | Trinity Arts Center |
| Sat 25 October | BEDFORD | Bowen West Theatre |
| Wed 29 October | HUDDERSFIELD | Lawrence Batley Theatre |
| Fri 31 October & Sat 1 November | DUBLIN | Samuel Beckett Centre |
| Tue 4 November | DROGHEDA | Droichead Arts Centre |
| Fri 7 November | GALWAY | An Taibhdhearc |
| Sun 9 November | KILTIMAGH | Town Hall Theatre |
| Tue 11 November | LONGFORD | Backstage Theatre |
| Fri 14 November | BELFAST | Old Museum Arts Centre |
"OTC is a small enterprise with a sudden big reputation… and brilliant vitality"
"OTC's whole aesthetic .. funny, sophisticated and wickedly playful"
Production Information
Cast |
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| Three young men | Niall Morris |
| Three young woman | Fiona McAndrew |
| An older man/ father to the young man/ Jerry,a politician/ bartender,landlord,band conductor / bus driver | Richard Jackson |
| Rose, the young man's stepmother | Kate McCarney |
Production Team |
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| Director | Chrissie Poulter |
| Conductor | Robert Dean |
| Designer | Stephen McManus |
