Nanna Glavin – Joanne O’Neill
Mena Glavin – Breda O’Connor
Sive – Aisling Henchion
Thomasheen Sean Rua – John Glasheen
Mike Glavin – Christy Clancy
Liam Scuab – Liam Chantry
Seán Dota – Jim Finn
Pats Bocock – Diane Lacey
Carthalawn – Elaine O’Dwyer
Director – Jacqui Lacey
Set Design – Andy Slattery & Paddy Connolly
Costumes – Deborah Harty, Fiona Glees, Catherine Lowry & Jacqui Lacey
Set Construction – Paddy Connolly, Tommy Lanigan & Andy Slattery,
Séamus Crosse, John Glasheen, Christy Clancy, Liam Chantry, JoeJoe Ryan, John Petrue & Séamus Kennedy
Lighting & Sound – Connor O’Connell, Paddy Connolly & Claire Ryan
Stage Manager – Trisha Lowry
Set Dressing – Paddy Slattery & Catherine Lowry
Poster Design – Mark Fitzelle
Publicity – Geraldine Henchion
Sive is the story of greed and bitterness, of a scheming matchmaker and a resentful woman forcing a beautiful young girl to marry an old man. Set against the harsh poverty and difficult times of 1950s Ireland, Sive caused considerable controversy on its debut in February 1959.
Since then it has become an established part of Ireland’s theatrical canon.
“ I put everything into the writing of this play. For me, writing the final scene was one of the most profound moments of my life, and I found myself overwhelmed by emotion…” John B. Keane
The Group was founded in 1966. Its first production. Professor Tim was staged in 1967 and for the next five years the group played to the local community. All that changed when the group decided to compete in the 3-Act festival circuit. They entered in the rural section, which in later years became the Confined section. The Group has entertained audiences all over Ireland with their productions of The Vigil, Murder in the Cathedral, Lovers, The Year of the Hiker, Semi Private, Up and Running, God of Carnage and Little Gem. In 2019 they won the All Ireland Confined with The Beauty Queen of Lenane. Since qualifying for the Open Section, the Group has performed A Skull in Connemara and Dancing at Lughnasa.
