Newpoint Players
present
The Dead
Adapted by Seán Treanor
From the short story by James Joyce
Tuesday,
3 March 2026
8.00 p.m.
Open
Important: The theatre doors will close strictly at 8.00!
Please be seated by 7.50.
(Please note: no food or drink will be allowed in the theatre during any performance, as this is a competition.)
The Play
In the great canon of Irish short stories, there is none more renowned than Joyce’s “The Dead”. In this adaptation, we have tried to bring to the fore the changing nature of 1905 Ireland, the growing influence of the Gaelic Revival, the changing social balance, the conflicts between Empire and Nation, the important and unsettling Suffragist/Republican movement and the frustrations and disappointments of apparently minor characters, who are victims of class and of persisting mores and values. A beautiful song is central to the original story. Our stage adaptation allows us to extend the use of live music and singing as a means of recreating the generally nostalgic but sometimes angry or tortured undercurrents experienced by individuals and by the Dublin middle class society of the era. Many of the characters are haunted by ghosts of the past. And now, for us, they and their environs are ghosts of a long lost time.
The Cast
Gabriel Conroy
Lowry Hodgett
Gretta Conroy
Sinéad Lunny
Aunt Julia
Pauline Lynch-McDonald
Aunt Kate
Siobhán Carragher
Mary Jane
Ellen McGuigan
Lily Whelan
Sarah Smith
Freddie Mallins
Neil Heaney
Mr Browne
Mickey Brannigan
Bartell D'Arcy
Matthew Freeman
Marcus Hughes
Lorcan McGreevy
Jack O'Hanlon
Donal O'Hanlon
Frank O'Boyle
Cormac Begley
Miss Ivors
Grainne O'Flaherty
Miss Higgins
Denise Sloan
Miss O'Callaghan
Annabelle Leddy
Miss Furlong
Joanne King
Miss Daly
Elaine Ingram
Pat Whelan
Jim McGuigan
Mr Doyle
Terence Rafferty
Understudy
Paddy McGennity
Understudy
Sean Christopher Trainor
Guests
Conor Sands (Micheal Furey)
John Linden
Paddy McGennity
Tessa McKinney
Carla Maney
John Linden
Paddy McGennity
Tessa McKinney
Carla Maney
Crew
Director
Seán Treanor
Asst. Director
Pauline Lynch-McDonald
Lighting / Tech. Director
Declan McConaghy
Musical / Singing Director
Terence Rafferty
Choreography
Leo Reynolds
Set Design
Mary Goss
Costume
Bernie McParland
Sound
Paul McFarlane
Stage / Construction / Transport
Tom Carvill
Mickey Brannigan
Mickey Brannigan
Logistics
Matthew Freeman
The Group
Newpoint Players was formed in 1946 and since then has performed a wide range of plays – from Shakespeare to Shaw – from Synge to Behan – from French Farce to Irish Kitchen Comedy. It is a society which has always transcended boundaries of class, creed and nationality. In its early years there was a great concentration on the classics but in latter times Classics, ancient & modern have predominated.
Their recent productions of “HappyDays” and “Shadow of the Glen” reached both the AUDF and ADCI Finals.
During the summer months, Newpoint operates a youth group which functions throughout the year and has provided the society with a constant supply of new blood many of whom come back to contribute as adults.
Their recent productions of “HappyDays” and “Shadow of the Glen” reached both the AUDF and ADCI Finals.
During the summer months, Newpoint operates a youth group which functions throughout the year and has provided the society with a constant supply of new blood many of whom come back to contribute as adults.