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Mandragola

Mandragola

Callimaco, a handsome young devil has his heart set on a night of passion with Lucrezia, the wife of a stupid wealthy and impotent Florentine merchant - Nicia. Callimaco employs Liqurio, the manipulative move-puller, who sets about his task with cunning single-mindedness, calling on the services of the beautiful but frustrated wife's mother, priest and husband in order to achieve the adulterous aim.

Original Production

Playwright: Niccoló Machiavelli
Date of first production: 9 June 2003
Venue: Cultúrlann Mc Adam Ó Fiaich

Original Cast  
Sostrata Máire Hastings
Ligurio Pádhraic Ó Tuairisc
Callimaco Ciarán Taylor
Fra Timoteo Seán Mac Seáin
Lucrezia Síle Nic Chononaigh
Servant Nollaig Mag Aoidh
Nicia Gearóid Ó Cairealláin
Production Team  
Director Bríd Ó Gallchóir
Lighting Designer Tim Feehily
Set Designer Clive Murphy

 

Mandragola

Tá Callimacco, rógaire d'óganach ag brath oíche mhór collaíochta a bheith aige le Lucrezia, bean chéile le Nicia, liudramáin, éagumasach saibhir de chuid móruaisle Firéinse. Fostaíonn Callimacco Ligurio, an scéimeire cleasach atá lán abalta daoine a usáid is a tharraingt ar a bhealach féin. Téann seisean i mbun an tionscnaimh go dícheallach, dígeanta ag earcú chuige féin seibhísí mháthar Lucrezia chomh maith lena sagart!

An Léiriú Bunaidh

Scríbhneoir: Niccoló Machiavelli
Dáta an chéad léirithe: 9 Meitheamh 2003
Ionad: Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

Cliar Bhunaidh  
Sostrata Máire Hastings
Ligurio Pádhraic Ó Tuairisc
Callimacco Ciarán Taylor
Fra Timoteo Seán Mac Seáin
Lucrezia Síle Nic Chononaigh
Giolla Nollaig Mag Aoidh
Nicia Gearóid Ó Cairealláin
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Bríd Ó Gallchóir
Dearthóir Soilsithe Tim Feehily
Dearthóir Seite Clive Murphy