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McCOOL XXL - THE ORIGINAL ROCK LEGEND
Big Telly Theatre Company and the Lyric Theatre, Belfast have produced this new rock musical using the maze of myths about North Coast hero Finn McCool to create a fascinating human-interest story about an ordinary guy who became an extra-ordinary legend. Life began as an abandoned babe but an amazing talent for sports combined with the gift of poetry and the hand of fate sent his reputation so far into orbit that he is remembered as an actual giant... The piece also takes a sharp look at our contemporary preoccupation with fame and the effect of celebrity on mere mortals. Featuring video, illusion and stunning special effects this unique theatre-gig has the attitude of a rock concert with a cast, which includes Brenda Brooks, Kevin Hynes, Mary McNally, John Ryan and THE BELFAST GIANTS!!!!
OPENING AT THE LYRIC THEATRE ON 13TH MARCH AND RUNNING UNTIL 23RD MARCH
Touring until 4th May to venues including Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine, the Market Place Theatre, Armagh, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn and the Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen.
Big Telly Theatre Company is a professional theatre company formed in 1987 and based in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. The company designs and delivers theatre productions, interactive workshop programmes and community creativity projects, which it mainly tours throughout Northern and Southern Ireland. It concentrates on the visual potential of theatre through fusion with other art forms such as dance, music, circus, magic and film to create a unique sense of spectacle. Big Telly's work is driven by a determination to offer audiences entertainment that surprises, stimulates and ignites the imagination.
