The Gate Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company present
The President
by Thomas Bernhard
| ★★★★ The Irish Times |
★★★★ The Stage |
★★★★ Irish Examiner |
★★★★ The Arts Review |
ADVISORY:Contains strong language and the use of herbal cigarettes. Contains flashing and strobe lighting. For ages 14+ About:In a small, unnamed country, there has been an assassination. However, the gunmen missed their intended targets, the President and the First Lady, killing instead a loyal bodyguard and the First Lady’s beloved dog. As a revolution brews right outside their front door, the First Lady sits with a mixture of hysterics, rage and obsession. The President holds forth in a verbal tsunami of self-aggrandisement and vainglory, while his mistress, an actress, gambles his cash away in the blackjack room next door. With its depictions of the abuses of power, the disdain and paranoia of privilege, and prophecies of the age of surveillance, corruption and terrorism, The President is as striking and resonant as when it was first performed in 1975. The first ever co-production between the Gate Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company, The President will open at the Gate Theatre on Thursday 8th February before transferring to Sydney for a run from Saturday 13th April. For this rare and remarkable international collaboration, the cast and creative team will be drawn equally from the finest Irish and Australian theatre-making talents to create a singular, global theatrical event. Approx 2hr 30 mins including interval. Tickets:Tickets from €16 on sale now. NEW: 2PM SUNDAY MATINEES from 18th February on sale now! |
Cast
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| BRYAN BURROUGHS Masseur, Officer, Attendant, Butcher |
JULIE FORSYTH Mrs. Frolick |
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| OLWEN FOUÉRÉ First Lady |
KATE GILMORE Actress |
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| CHRIS MCHALLEM Colonel |
WILL O’CONNELL Officer, Chaplain, Attendant, Maid |
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| DANIEL REARDON Waiter, Ambassador, Officer |
HUGO WEAVING President |
Creatives
| Directed by | Tom Creed |
| Written by | Thomas Bernhard |
| Translated by | Gitta Honegger |
| Designer | Elizabeth Gadsby |
| Lighting Designer | Sinead McKenna |
| Music and Sound | Stefan Gregory |
| Movement Director | Danielle Micich |
| Dramaturg | Tom Wright |
| Associate Director | Ian Michael |
| Associate Designer | Florentina Burcea |
| Voice & Text Coach | Charmian Gradwell |
Crew
| Stage Manager | Roxzan Bowes |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Sophie Flynn |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Mark Jackson and Aoife Malin |
| Production Manager | Kate Chapman |
| Lighting Programmer | Eoin Lennon |
| Production Lighting | Rory Donnelly, Maeubh Brennan |
| Lighting Operator | Matt McGowan |
| Lighting Crew | Avram Rosewood, Niamh O’Farrell-Tyler, Cathal Bruce |
| Set Construction | TPS |
| Production Carpenter | Ian Thompson |
| Production Stage Technician | Darren Magnier |
| Stage Technicians | Vincent Doherty, Ben Moore, Ross McSherry, Gus McDonagh |
| Sound Technicians | Paddy Creegan, Mark King |
| Dresser | Sarah Higgins |
| Maintenance | Dara Gill |
| Hair and Make-up Artist | Sarah McCann |
| Tailor to Mr Weaving | Denis Darcy |
Booking Information
| The President runs at the Gate Theatre from 2nd February |
| In advance of booking, we kindly ask that patrons with accessibility requirements to contact boxoffice@gate-theatre.ie |
| Previews | Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd, Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th, Wednesday 7th February 2024. |
| Opening Night | Thursday 8th February |
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Evening Shows: Café and Bar: 6:30pm | Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 7:30pm Matinee Shows: Café and Bar: 1:00pm | Doors: 1:30pm | Show: 2:00pm |
| Notes | No matinee Saturday, February 3rd |
| ISL-Interpreted performance | Saturday 16th March| 2.00pm |
| Group Offer | We are pleased to offer an exclusive discounted rate to group bookings, from groups larger than 6.
Tickets will be available with a 10% discount, strictly subject to availability. Tickets will be available in-person from the Gate Theatre Box Office. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Terms and conditions
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