CHRIS SOMERS

MUSIC / SOUND DESIGN / AUDIO PRODUCTION

SHAM (2022)

Gúna Núa Theatre Company
directed by Amy Conroy
written by Paul Meade

credit: composer & sound designer

Sham, a young woman, returns home from her studies in England on the death of her father in a gangland shooting to find the home and community she once knew utterly changed. A contemporary take on Hamlet, set in Limerick, SHAM conflates the mythical with the modern in the Ireland of today. Stark and wry in tone, SHAM places its central character in a world of tragedy, comedy and the supernatural. In leaving Limerick has Sham lost her place in the hierarchy of both business and family and which of her old friends can she now trust?

SHAM is written by Paul Meade and directed by Amy Conroy, with a stellar cast of 6 performers including Karen McCartney (Fair City) , Andrea Irvine (Line of Duty, Red Rock) , Aidan Crowe (Bread Not Profits) , Karl Quinn (Bread not Profits) and Bláithín Mac Gabhann (Penance, Normal People).

CREDITS:
Cast:
Karen McCartney – (SHAM)
Bláithín Mac Gabhann (Phelia)
Andrea Irvine (Trudy)
Gary Murphy (Audie)
Karl Quinn (Ogie)
Aidan Crowe (Kid)

Directed by Amy Conroy
Written by Paul Meade
Produced by Ella Daly
Set and Costume Design by Irene Enguita
Lighting Design by Jay Kavanagh
Music & Sound Design by Chris Somers
Video Design by Dominik Kosicki