An Abbey Theatre production AMHARCLANN NA MAINISTREACH THEATRE ABBEY HOME: PART ONE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Catherine Walsh Reading testimony from Mary Coll In January 2021 the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes published Marie Mullen Reading testimony from Joan McDermott its report investigating the discrimination experienced by vulnerable women and children in Mother and Baby Institutions in Ireland. Siobhan Callaghan Reading testimony from Witness 12 from CLANN Project Witness Statements It asserted that, over 76 years from 1922 to 1998, tens of thousands of mothers and children Liz Fitzgibbon Reading testimony from Philomena Lee were kept in the 14 Mother and Baby Institutions and 4 Country Homes it examined. Mary McDonagh Reading testimony from Catherine Coffey O’Brien This is the Abbey Theatre’s response to that report, made in collaboration with survivors of these institutions. Sarah Morris Reading testimony from Marie Barry Go dtuga Dia sólás dóibh Olivia O’Leary Reading testimony from Margaret Wouters Marion O’Dwyer Reading testimony from Margaret Joan Sheehy Reading testimony from Bridget Walsh Geraldine Plunkett Reading testimony from Cathy Reynolds Noelle Brown Reading an extract from an adoption form, Bessborough Mother and Baby SUPPORT SERVICES Home, 1960 from CLANN Project Witness Statements If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this production please contact Karen Ardiff Reading testimonies from Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Barnardos Post Adoption Services (www.barnardos.ie) and speak to someone in confidence: Northern Ireland, 1922-1990 Call: (01) 454 6388 Hilda Fay Reading testimony from PJ Haverty Tuesday – Thursday Ali White Reading testimony from Peter Mulryan 9.30am – 4.30pm Carmel Stephens Reading testimony from Laura Angela Collins Email: [email protected] Brenda Fricker Reading testimony from Patricia Breaden Siobhan Callaghan Reading testimony from Witness 12 from CLANN Project Witness Statements There is also information specifically for former residents of mother-and-baby homes on HSE.ie Lauren Larkin Reading testimonies from Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, 1922-1990 Noelle Brown Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes DONATIONS Gillian McCarthy Reading testimonies from Midwife One from Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, 1922-1990 Home: Part One was in aid of Barnardos Post Adoption Service. Please support the service by making a donation at www.barnardos.ie/donate Ivana Bacik Reading testimonies from Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, 1922-1990 Anne Enright Reading testimony from Jackie Foley Máire Ní Ghráinne Reading testimony from Theresa Tinggal IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Esosa Ighodaro Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Amelia Crowley Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Mother and Baby Homes Eleanor Methven Reading an extract from a teleprinter message in Documents on Irish Foreign Ruth McCabe Reading testimony from Michael A. Hawkes Policy, Volume IX, Eds Catriona Crowe et al Jane Brennan Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Síle Maguire Reading testimony from Carol O’Keeffe Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Denise McCormack Reading testimony from Tressa Reeves Geraldine Plunkett Reading testimony from Cathy Reynolds Bríd Ní Neachtain Reading testimony from Anonymous Father Mary Murray Reading testimony from Vourneen O’Mahony Catherine Connolly Reading testimony from Christopher Kirwan Marion O’Dwyer Reading testimony from Margaret Aisling O’Sullivan Reading testimony from Witness 17 from CLANN Project Witness Statements Mary Healy Reading testimony from Rosemary Adaser Noni Stapleton Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Brenda Fricker Reading testimony from Patricia Breaden Mother and Baby Homes Susan Lohan Reading testimony from Susan Lohan Gráinne Hallahan Reading testimony from Witness 45 from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Live music by Mary Coughlan accompanied by Johnny Taylor with kind permission of Mary Caitríona Ní Mhurchú Reading testimonies from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Coughlan Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes MAGDALEN LAUNDRY (written by John Augustine Mulhern) SAFE AND SOUND Derbhle Crotty Reading testimony from Maggie Lyng FAMILY LIFE (written by Paul Gerard Buchanan) Laura Murphy Reading an extract from an open letter to An Taoiseach from Laura Murphy Helen Norton Reading testimony from Anne Fitzgerald Donna Anita Nikolaisen Reading testimony from Christine Carroll Eleanor Walsh Reading testimony from Witness 26 from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Jess Kavanagh Reading an extract from the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into FILMED PORTRAITS, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Mother and Baby Homes PORTRAIT 1: JOAN MCDERMOTT Cathy Belton Reading testimony from Carmel Ryan PORTRAIT 2: MARY COLL Melissa Nolan Reading testimony from Melissa Nolan PORTRAIT 3: PJ HAVERTY PORTRAIT 4: CATHERINE COFFEY O’BRIEN Orla Casey Reading an extract from CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: PORTRAIT 5: ANNE FITZGERALD Gathering the Data: Principal Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes COMPANY Concept by Graham McLaren Video Production Areaman Neil Murray Producer for Areaman Shane Hogan HOME: PART ONE INCLUDES: (Directors of the Camera Operators Eleanor Bowman Abbey Theatre) Simon Crowe • Testimonies from survivors Tommy Fitzgerald • CLANN: Ireland’s Unmarried Mothers and their Children: Gathering the Data: Principal Curator and Lead Artist Noelle Brown Esme Pum McNamee Luke Sweetman Submission to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Editorial panel Catriona Crowe Camera Assistant/ • CLANN Project Witness Statements Michèle Forbes Data Wrangler Aoife Quinn • Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, Volume IX, Eds Catriona Crowe et al Colin Murphy Location Sound Rob Moore Conall Ó Fátharta Steven Power • Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Jody O’Neill Clapper Loader Kev Moore • Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, 1922-1990 Caroline Williams Vision Mixing Shane Hogan • Other: Stories from the Tuam Mother & Baby Home podcast series, part of the Tuam Post-Production David Keeling Head of Producing Jen Coppinger Oral History Project at NUI Galway Senior Producer Craig Flaherty Dramaturg Louise Stephens Creative Design ZOO. Casting Director Sarah Jones Photography Ste Murray Producing Assistant David Doyle Mark Stedman New Work Assistant Selina O’Reilly Portrait Production Dave O’Carroll Performance Director Andrea Ainsworth Voice Director Helena Walsh Irish Sign Language Production Manager Cliff Barragry Interpreter Amanda Coogan Company Manager Danny Erskine Company Stage Manager Bronagh Doherty Thank you to: Stage Managers Roxzan Bowes Orla Burke Dr. Sarah-Anne Buckley, Catherine Corless, CLANN project, Eunan Duffy, Paul Fahy - Tara Furlong Galway International Arts Festival, Lorna Farren, James Gibbs - Department of Children, Anne Kyle Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Christine Hennessey, Rebekah Henson, Orla Lighting Designer Kevin McFadden Higgins, The Irish Examiner, Susan Lohan, Jane Libberton, Rosemarie Maughan, Dr. Composer Ray Harman Leanne McCormick, Claire McGettrick, Kathleen Mulryan, Breeda Murphy, NUI Galway, Sound Mixing Morgan Dunne Derek Conaghy Professor Sean O’Connell, Katherine O’Donnell, Dr. Maeve O’Rourke, Pavee Point, The Two Online Moderator Conall Ó Fátharta Norries Podcast, Bernie Redmond - Department of Health Northern Ireland, Mari Steed, Press Manager Róisín McGann Marjolein Wouters. Marketing Manager Fergus Hannigan Communications & Digital Engagement Officer Jack O’Dea Marketing & Press Officer Heather Maher Administrative Support Luke Casserly Éadaoin McCarrick David Roper Nolan ABBEY THEATRE STAFF ABBEY THEATRE SUPPORTERS Andrea Ainsworth Sophie Furlong Davy McChrystal Rachel Stout Donal Ayton Tighe Dan McDermott Fergal Styles Cliff Barragry Derek Garland Kevin McFadden Cydney Thompson Roxzan Bowes Donna Geraghty Róisín McGann Seán Treacy Aoife Brady Sandra Gibney Ciaran McGlynn Renée Van De Susan Bryan Shane Gill Terence McGoff Schoor GOLD AMBASSADORS Niamh Buckley Catherine Griffin Graham McLaren Sean Walsh Behaviour and Attitudes Nicola Burke John Gunning Caitríona Jesse Weaver Orla Burke Jamie Hallahan McLaughlin Sarah-Jane Williams SILVER AMBASSADORS Simon Burke Cliodhna Hallissey Gus McNamara Sally Withnell Trocadero Christina Byrne Thomas