The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh presents

Faith Healer by

Directed by John Dove

14 January – 7 February 2015

Press Night is Saturday 17th January at 7.30pm

“The Fantastic Francis Hardy, : One Night Only”

The lame, the ill and the broken-hearted all gather for the Fantastic Francis Hardy: Faith Healer. Travelling with his two companions, Grace and Teddy, Frank roams the small towns of Scotland and Wales healing the sick, trying to find a way home.

These are their stories – haunting, tender, funny and passionate, taking us to the heart of what it means to love and to believe.

One of Ireland’s greatest playwrights, Brian Friel is best known for his works Philadelphia Here I Come!, and . Faith Healer is Friel’s masterpiece, defining his uniquely poetic and intensely human voice: it is a landmark play in the rich landscape of Irish theatre.

The creative team are director John Dove, designer Michael Taylor(Kill Johnny Glendenning) and lighting designer Tim Mascall (Kill Johnny Glendenning, Long Days Journey Into Night ). The composer is Lyceum Visiting Artist Claire McKenzie who provided the score for A Christmas Carol and The BFG.

The cast are Sean O'Callaghan as Frank, Niamh McCann as his mistress Grace and Patrick Driver as his manager Teddy.

John Dove is Associate Artist at The Lyceum, most recently directing the widely acclaimed Pressure by David Haig. John has previously directed Living Quarters by Brian Friel for The Lyceum.

For more information, interviews, images or ticket requests, please contact Michelle Mangan, Press and PR Manager at The Lyceum: [email protected] or 0131 248 4822

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NOTES TO EDITORS

PERFORMANCES AND PRICES

Dates: 14 January – 7 February 2015

Tickets:

Evenings: Tuesday through Saturday, 7.30pm £15 - £29* Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday, 2pm £12.50 - £24*

For tickets phone 0131 248 4848 or book online at www.lyceum.org.uk

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Audio Described Thursday 29 January, 7.30pm (Touch Tour 6.15pm) Saturday 31 January, 2pm (Touch Tour 12.45pm)

Captioned Saturday 7 February, 2pm

BSL Interpreted Wednesday 4 February, 7.30pm

Post Show Discussion Tuesday 27 January FREE! No ticket required

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, or the Lyceum as it is fondly known, is one of Scotland’s leading producing drama companies. Established in 1965 it has gained a reputation for excellence in both classical and contemporary work. It is committed to developing the country’s considerable indigenous talents while presenting the best of international drama to the public. The Lyceum aims to reach a wide audience, whatever their age or experience of theatre going, and to enable them to access the richly imaginative world of drama. The Lyceum Theatre Company has worked with co- producers across the country including The Bush, London, the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, National Theatre of Scotland, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Nottingham Playhouse, Horsecross Arts, Vanishing Point Theatre Company, Stellar Quines, Dundee Rep Theatre , Vox Motus and Chichester Festival Theatre.