Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th March @ 8pm

Theatre Makers Limited presents

The Four-Faced Liar

Written by Ger FitzGibbon
Directed by Ger FitzGibbon & Ensemble

The Four-Faced Liar is an epic ensemble piece, a play for voices, written for performance before a live audience. First produced during Covid as a live podcast from the Everyman Stage, later broadcast in a shortened version by RTE Radio Drama, it is now having its first full production, courtesy of Theatre Makers and Cork Arts Theatre.

From all over Cork City, one can see and hear Shandon steeple. But what if Shandon could see and hear us, the inhabitants, past and present, waking or sleeping, dreaming or drinking, falling in love or falling down the stairs? Theatre Makers Ltd has brought together a brilliant ensemble cast of actors to bring to life over sixty characters: Gussy Barret, former Lord Mayor, now fallen on hard times; Patsy Dunne, whose home is a Zanussi freezer box; Micha, the Polish cashier in a builder’s supply shop; Bertie Murphy, the shy carpenter who loves Micha from afar; Afric McGlinchy, who is sixteen and knows everything; or Emer Foley, 98, who sleeps under her bed for fear of intruders and wages single-handed war on the government.

The four faces of Shandon see it all, from the Elysian tower to the snug depths of Douglas, from the heights of the Northside to the hidden streams that run under the city centre. Through the sounds of the city and its people, their ghosts and their dreams, their triumphs and disappointments, we hear the heartbeat of the place itself and the pulse of the river that runs through it.

The Four-Faced Liar brings its audience on a night journey through the landscape of Cork city and its inhabitants. Moving freely through time and space, the play involves over sixty characters in all – as richly varied in their language as in their situations. But the core of the piece is the city itself, with the diverse music of its sounds and voices old and new, and the variety of life to be found within it.

Creative Team:
Producer: Jack Healy
Design: Ger FitzGibbon & Jack Healy
Lighting Design: Ger FitzGibbon & Jack Healy
Sound: Performance ensemble

Cast: Maxine Acton, Trish Burke, Cormac Costelloe, Jack Healy, Michael Ryan, Niamh Santry.

Running Time: 85 minutes
Age recommendation: 16+
Trigger warnings: Some strong language

Ticket Prices: €18
*Booking fees apply.