Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith present
The Big Fellah
by Richard Bean 2010
New York, 1972. Michael Doyle, a young fireman, joins the IRA. Soon his Bronx apartment is overrun with a fast-quipping Irish killer; a beautiful woman he really mustn’t fall in love with; and charismatic boss David Costello, the “Big Fellah” himself. Over three turbulent decades their lives veer from farce to deadly danger.
The Big Fellah was premiered in 2010 in a production for Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith.
REVIEWS
“Big laughs… the narrative drive never falters and the cast is first rate”
-Irish Daily Mail 
-Daily Telegraph
“Gripping… Poignant portraits of what it means to sell your soul”
-Metro
“Jaw-dropping laughs… a big meaty subject… cracking performances”
-Sunday Times
CAST & CREATIVES
Cast: Rory Keenan, Youssef Kerkour, Finbar Lynch, Claire Rafferty, David Ricardo-Pearce, Fred Ridgeway, Stephanie Street
Director: by Max Stafford-Clark
Designer: Tim Shortall
Lighting Designer: Jason Taylor
Sound Designer: Nick Manning
PERFORMANCES
NEWBURY CORN EXCHANGE
Thu 2 – Sat 4 Sep 2010
NORTHAMPTON ROYAL AND DERNGATE
Tue 7 – Sat 11 Sep 2010
BURY ST EDMUNDS THEATRE ROYAL
Tue 14 – Sat 18 Sep 2010
LONDON LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
Tue 21 Sep – Sat 16 Oct 2010
OXFORD PLAYHOUSE
Tue 19 – Sat 23 Oct 2010
SOUTHAMPTON NUFFIELD THEATRE
Tue 26 – Sat 30 Oct 2010
YORK THEATRE ROYAL
Tue 2 – Sat 6 Nov 2010
BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE
Wed 10 – Sat 13 Nov 2010
DUBLIN GAIETY THEATRE
Tue 19 April – Sat 7 May 2011
CORK EVERYMAN PALACE
Tue 10 – Sat 14 May 2011
LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE
Tue 17 – Sat 21 May 2011
NEWCASTLE NORTHERN STAGE
Tue 24 – Sat 28 May 2011