Carrie Crowley stars in upcoming Waterford play by Jim Nolan
Carrie Crowley, at the Haven Hotel, Dunmore East. Photo: Joe Evans
Waterford playwright and theatre director, Jim Nolan, will be presenting his new play at Garter Lane this October, which stars acclaimed actress Carrie Crowley.
Set over two days in the backyard of the eponymous Castel Gandolfo, a decaying terraced house in Waterford’s inner city, Stephen Callaghan is dying and the frail threads that bind his family are fast unravelling.
His daughter, Rose, is about to lose her job; his son, Tony, is losing the race to restore his father’s vintage car and his granddaughter, Stella, is about to swap a law degree for a start in the local chipper.
As if that wasn’t enough, Stephen’s ex-wife, the formidable Dolly, is back in town. The shock return of another exile threatens to reveal the truth behind a thirty-year-old façade.
The play revolves around the cataclysmic exposure of a Waterford family’s deepest and most secret wounds and features Carrie Crowley, Michael Power, Garrett Lombard, Sarah Madigan and Elishka Lane.
Jim Nolan is a playwright and theatre director, who was born and lives in Waterford. He is a founding member and former Artistic Director of Red Kettle Theatre Company.
His plays include 'Moonshine', 'The Guernica Hotel', 'Dear Kenny', 'The Salvage Shop', 'Blackwater Angel', 'Sky Road', 'Brighton', 'Dreamland', 'Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye' and 'The Red Iron'.
A familiar face on our screens, Carrie Crowley received global acclaim with the film 'An Cailín Ciúin', which had the longest run of any film in the IFI and was shortlisted in the 2022 foreign film category of the Oscars.
Carrie was also nominated for Best Supporting actress in that year’s IFTAs for her portrayal of Eibhlín Cinnsealach in the film.
She has also worked on a variety of drama series, recently playing Mairéad in 'Smother', Cathy in 'Sisters', Veronica Sloan in 'Obituary', 'Valhalla 3', in which she plays Hilde and 'Hope Street 3', where she plays newcomer Assumpta Kozlowska.
The upcoming play will preview at Garter Lane on Thursday, October 3. and open on Friday, October 4, running until Saturday, October 19.
