The Flats by John Boyd, was written in 1969 and produced by the Lyric in 1971. The play follows the Catholic working class Donnellan Family, living in a block of Belfast flats being patrolled by the British Army. Featured here is a copy of the programme signed by the playwright.
This production was designed by the indomitable Mary O'Malley under the formidable pseudonym of Mary McCracken. Playwright John Boyd helped shape the Lyric's output as literary advisor, and beyond the staging of plays, he contributed to the cultural life of the city as regular editor of the Lyric's cultural and critical magazine Threshold, which ran between 1958 and 1990
CAST
Joe McPartland
as
Joe Donellan, the Father
Maureen Dow
as
Brid Donellan, the Daughter
Bernadette Keenan
as
Kathleen Donellan, the Mother
Pat Brannigan
as
Gerard Donellan, the Son
Peter Templar
as
Phil (Private in the British Army)
Bill Hunter
as
Adam
Kathleen McClay
as
Sean Cullen
Jack McQuoid
as
Malachy Murray
Michael Menaugh
as
Captain Newman of the British Army
Liam O'Callaghan
as
Voice of Radio Free Ulster
CREW
John Boyd
Writer
Writer
George Mooney
Director
Director
Mary McCracken
Designer
Designer
David Kenny
Sound Recording
Sound Recording
Sean Burns
Stage Management
Stage Management
Cassandra Fusco
Stage Management
Stage Management
William Stewart
Stage Management
Stage Management
Maureen Complisson
Wardrobe
Wardrobe