by Frank McGuinness
Directed by Padraic McIntyre
Produced by NOMAD, in association with Living Dred
This play follows the experience of eight men who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of the First World War. It reaches a climax at the start of the terrible battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, the actual anniversary of the battle of the Boyne in 1690. The Somme, where the Ulster Division suffered heavy casualties, has, like the Boyne, come to have a sacred place in the Loyalist Protestant mind. It marks the Union sealed with blood. It stands for the ultimate test of Ulster’s loyalty; a blood-sacrifice to match any made by Irish nationalists.
Set and Costume Design: Maree Kearns
Lighting Design: Eamon Fox
Production Stage Manager: Martin Cahill
With: Ian Mclhinney, Marty Rea, Simon Boyle, Rory Nolan, John Cronin, Karl Quinn, Ciaran O’Brien, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Diarmaid Murtagh
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- Photos Brian Farrell Photo shows Young Pyper – Marty Rea (left) and members of the cast
