PARALLEL LINES
1996
CRYPTIC
A music theatre production based on the the Molly Bloom soliloquy from Ulysses by James Joyce
DIRECTOR
Cathie Boyd
SOUNDTRACK INFO
Acoustic score for soprano, cello, clarinet and includes a setting of the James Joyce poem, Sleep Now. Additional electronic soundworlds were created live by Anthea Haddow (cello) and Jenny Scott (clarinet).
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Premiered in 1996 at Tramway, Glasgow, followed by performances at Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival (British Council Showcase); Lemon Tree, Aberdeen; Paisley Arts Centre; Belfast Waterfront Hall; Dublin Theatre Festival; Dramsko kazaliste Gavella, Zagreb; Hrvatski kulturni dom na Susaku, Rijeka; Hrvatsko narodno kazaliste, Split; Freie Kammerspiele, Magdeburg; Neues Theatre, Munchen; Neues Theatre Halle, Halle; UK Today Festival, Rome; Barbican Centre (BITE2000) London; Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá, Colombia.
AWARDS
The production was awarded a Scotsman Fringe First at the 1996 Edinburgh Festival.
RELATED WORKS
Soundtracks for other Cryptic productions include:
Childlover (1995)
Electra (1999)
CREDITS
Based on the Molly Bloom soliloquy from Ulysses by James Joyce
Director: Cathie Boyd
Composer: David Paul Jones
Set & Costume Designer: Mark Leese
Lighting Designer: Paul Sorley
Cast: Muireann Kelly | Sheelagh O’Kane | Colette McGahon | Monica Brett Crowther
Live Musicians: Anthea Haddow (cello) | Jenny Scott (clarinet)
Images © Renzo Mazzolini