‘The Boy’
The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Choreographer & Movement Director
Written by Marina Carr and directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, The Boy: A Two-Play Theatrical Event brings a contemporary Irish lens to the pain and beauty of Sophocles’ Theban trilogy of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone.
This is a major world premiere of two new plays, that can be enjoyed separately or experienced back-to-back for the full epic story on Ireland’s national stage.
Play one is called The Boy and is inspired by Oedipus Rex. We meet Oedipus and his family at the height of their powers before things begin to unravel.
Play two is called The God and His Daughter and is inspired by Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, exploring the consequences that continue into the next generation.
In this hotly-anticipated theatre experience, playing as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2025, The Boy: A Two-Play Theatrical Event continues Carr’s vivid conversation with the foundations of modern drama.
Credits
Cast
Godwoman: Jolly Abraham
Oedipus: Frank Blake
Queen of the Furies: Jane Brennan
The Moon: Amy Conroy
Woman: Zara Devlin
Haimon: Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty
The Shee: Olwen Fouéré
Farmer: Seán Fox
Oreone: Ronan Leahy
Creon: Seán Mahon
Laius: Frank McCusker
Antigone: Éilish McLaughlin
Thesus: Abdelaziz Sanusi
The Sphinx: Catherine Walsh
Jocasta: Eileen Walsh
Creatives
Playwright: Marina Carr
Director: Caitríona McLaughlin
Set Design: Cordelia Chisholm
Costume Design: Catherine Fay
Lighting Design: Jane Cox
Composition and Sound Design: Carl Kennedy
Movement Director and Choreographer: Stephen Moynihan
Voice Director: Andrea Ainsworth
Hair and Make Up: Leonard Daly
Assistant Director: Éadaoin Fox
Assistant Sound Design: Ultan de Stainléigh
Assistant Lighting Design: Jess Fitzsimons Kane
Singing Coach: Danny Forde
Casting Director: Barry Coyle
Publicity Image: Sarah Doyle
Graphic Design: AAD
Illustration of Marina Carr: Louise Boughton