by Enda Walsh

Jarr my bes pal in da whole whirl.

Jarr my life, Pig.

 

Born at the same time on the same day in the same hospital, Pig and Runt have been inseparable ever since. They speak in their own language, play by their own rules, and create a world for themselves in which boundaries blur between truth and illusion. Until, on their seventeenth birthday, they discover something more. As night falls, and the disco and drink take hold, they spiral violently out of control.

 

Enda Walsh’s breathtaking breakthrough play, Disco Pigs, ‘didn’t so much debut at the 1997 Edinburgh Fringe as erupt there’ (The Guardian).

 

Following a critically-acclaimed run at Trafalgar Studios in summer 2017, the 20th anniversary production of Disco Pigs transfers to The Irish Repertory Theatre starring Evanna Lynch (Harry Potter, My Name is Emily) and Colin Campbell (Dublin by Lamplight, Through A Glass Darkly).

 

Disco Pigs ran at Irish Rep from Fri 5 January - Sun 4th March 2018.

 

Cast & Crew

 

Runt Evanna Lynch

Pig Colin Campbell

 

Director John Haidar

Designer Richard Kent

Lighting Designer Elliot Griggs

Sound Designer Giles Thomas

Movement Director Naomi Said

 

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Behind-the-Scenes 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

 

“a harrowing, exhilarating revival”

New York Times, Critic’s Pick

 

“brilliant and electrifying...one of the best productions I have seen on or off-Broadway in recent months”

The Daily Beast

 

“a provocative game-changer”

Theatermania

 

“Lynch and Campbell are real go-getters...amazing energy”

The New Yorker

 

“the language is a marvel”

Time Out

 

“the definitive production of the award winning 1997 play”

Irish Central

 

“a gripping 20th anniversary revival”

New York Daily News

 

“electrifying and feral...director John Haidar’s staging is fast and furious”

Times Square Chronicles

 

“Campbell is like an Energizer bunny of kinetic energy”

The Wrap

 

“explosively well-performed”

The Broadway Blog

 

“stunning, committed, and physical performances”

NY Theater Guide

 

“a completely stunning piece of theater...a pitch perfect production”

Theater Pizzazz

 

“exuberant style and spectacular word play...Directed with staccato precision by John Haidar”

FrontMezzJunkies

 

“smart, sharp, and tight as a time bomb”

Village Voice

 

“deep, dark humor, wide-eyed invention and heaps of passion”

OffOffOnline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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