By The Bog Of Cats
by Marina Carr

Name: By The Bog Of Cats
Brand: Marina Carr
SKU: 9780822218562
Rating: 4.05 (1100 reviews)

West End

By The Bog Of Cats Book Cover — By The Bog Of Cats Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Expandable Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Irish

Synopsis

THE STORY: Loosely based on Euripides' tragedy Medea , this is the prophetic tale of Hester Swane, an Irish Traveller, who attempts to come to terms with a lifetime of abandonment in a world where all whom she has loved have discarded her.

Press Reviews

"Pure poetry. No one has this kind of powerful voice. You have to go back to the classics."
— Holly Hunter

"[A] contemporary Irish variation on Medea… a compelling look into a mind warped by human unkindness… it would be folly to miss this memorable illumination of a descent into darkness."
— Bay Area Reporter

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Carthage Kilbride 30	—	—	30
Josie Kilbride 7 – Hester and Carthage’s daughter	female	—	7 – Hester and Carthage’s daughter
Mrs. Kilbride 60s, Carthage’s mother	female	60s	60s, Carthage’s mother
Monica Murray 60s, a neighbor	—	60s	60s, a neighbor
The Catwoman 60s, lives on the bog	—	60s	60s, lives on the bog
Xavier Cassidy 60s, a big farmer	—	60s	60s, a big farmer
Caroline Cassidy 20, his daughter	female	—	20, his daughter
The Ghost Fancier	—	—	—
The Ghost Of Joseph Swane 18	—	—	18
Young Dunne A waiter	—	—	A waiter
Father Willow 80	—	—	80
Two Other Waiters	—	—	—
Hester Swane 40	—	—	40