2024 Lovers: Winners & Losers
Lovers: Winners & Losers
by Brian Friel
Brian Friel’s Lovers: Winners & Losers premiered at the Gate Theatre in 1967 and consists of two unrelated, complementary plays. Set in 1960s Ireland, Friel explores the complexities of love and relationships. In Winners, two teenagers sit atop a hill, preparing for their final school exams. The girl is pregnant and they are soon to be married. In Losers, Friel portrays an older couple reflecting on their long term relationship and the compromises that have come with it.
Sive was previously performed by St Brigid’s Drama group in 1885.
CAST
Mag – Victoria Reilly
Joe – Ross Murphy
Man – Robin Barnes
Woman – Niamh Reid
Andy – Jonathan Stout
Hanna – Karen Grogan
Cissy – Paula Campbell
Mrs Wilson – Camilla Healy
CREW
Director – Eoin Murray
Set Design/Construction – John Wheatley, Nigel Wheatley
Production – Martina Meade, Anne Boland, John Clayton, Robin Barnes, John McGovern, Ogie Harmon, Ronan O’Carroll, Paul Kieran
Props/Costumes/Set Dressing – Anne Boland
Sound Operator – Eoin Murray
Lighting – John McGovern
Hair & Makeup – Kay McGinty, Nuala Clayton, Caroline Hannon
PRO – John Clayton, Robin Barnes, Ambrose McGinnity, Des McGinty, Olivia Foley
Poster Design/Photography – Robin Barnes
GALLERY
