"This is a one-woman show at its best...a bold and intimate look at the real life story of a truly remarkable woman...(Lyons’) acting is honest and gutsy, her affinity with O’Malley palpable."
A Most Notorious Woman ~ a one woman play
ABOUT THE PLAY
Written and performed by Molly Lyons, A Most Notorious Woman is a one-woman show based upon the remarkable life of the last Irish Queen and Sea Captain, Grace O’Malley, also known as Granuaile.
The music is composed &/or performed by Martin Stillion.
The show is directed by Steve Scott of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago.
SYNOPSIS
A contemporary of England’s Queen Elizabeth I, Granuaile was known as a rebel against the English crown. Based on Anne Chambers’ biography, Granuaile: Ireland's Pirate Queen, Lyons’ play takes an intimate look at a life surging with passion and pathos, castles and kings, battles and betrayal, prison and politics.
In this play, a prologue and epilogue frame Granuaile’s own fleeting memories – flashes in her imagination, swirls and flourishes of papers, letters, relics – the chapters of a life come to a close by the turbulent Irish sea. That such an extraordinary life should end shrouded in uncertainty; that such a vibrant woman should simply vanish into the mists is the launching point of this deeply passionate and poetic production.
The music & sound effects in the production are original, composed and performed live by Martin Stillion. Mr. Stillion also uses three traditional, historical pieces – aires about Granuaile: “Grace O'Malley", "Granu Waile” and "Óró sé do Bheatha Abhaile".
RUNNING TIME
Two hours (1st act is 60 minutes, 2nd act 45 minutes + 1 intermission). To book the play, please CONTACT MOLLY
Written and performed by Molly Lyons, A Most Notorious Woman is a one-woman show based upon the remarkable life of the last Irish Queen and Sea Captain, Grace O’Malley, also known as Granuaile.
The music is composed &/or performed by Martin Stillion.
The show is directed by Steve Scott of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago.
SYNOPSIS
A contemporary of England’s Queen Elizabeth I, Granuaile was known as a rebel against the English crown. Based on Anne Chambers’ biography, Granuaile: Ireland's Pirate Queen, Lyons’ play takes an intimate look at a life surging with passion and pathos, castles and kings, battles and betrayal, prison and politics.
In this play, a prologue and epilogue frame Granuaile’s own fleeting memories – flashes in her imagination, swirls and flourishes of papers, letters, relics – the chapters of a life come to a close by the turbulent Irish sea. That such an extraordinary life should end shrouded in uncertainty; that such a vibrant woman should simply vanish into the mists is the launching point of this deeply passionate and poetic production.
The music & sound effects in the production are original, composed and performed live by Martin Stillion. Mr. Stillion also uses three traditional, historical pieces – aires about Granuaile: “Grace O'Malley", "Granu Waile” and "Óró sé do Bheatha Abhaile".
RUNNING TIME
Two hours (1st act is 60 minutes, 2nd act 45 minutes + 1 intermission). To book the play, please CONTACT MOLLY
