Peter Reid- Director
Peter Reid has vast experience as a widely successful theatrical director, on numerous large scale, critically acclaimed productions over the last ten years. Peter has toured Ireland, London, Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong, directing major productions such as Samuel Becket’s “Waiting for Godot” (Dublin/Hong Kong), Brian Friel’s “Faith Healer” (Ireland/Belgium) Jean Paul Sartre’s “No Exit”, and Harold Pinter’s “The Lover”, among countless others.
Peter is currently working as the artistic director for A.C. Productions Theatre Company, receiving high praise for his latest direction of William Shakespeare’s “HAMLET” . Peter has directed a season of one act Irish dramas including plays by Synge and Yeats, and has also acted in, and directed a series of plays by Samuel Becket in the Players Theatre, adapting and directing the novella “FIRST LOVE”(Dublin/Paris in association with Kilometre Zero Arts Collective). Other directing credits incude, “BARMAN” by Sean Kavanagh, “HATCHET” by Heno Magee and “ARCHITRUC” by Robert Pinget. Peter wrote the play “One of our Own” which was performed and revered as the highlight of the Liberties festival. Peter has just finished directing his first short film “CREDIT” which was written by award winning Playwright Ken Harmon.
Both Peter Reid and Frank Allen have worked together on productions in the past and achieved great success with their production of “Oh When the Hoops”, which was very well received by Irish audiences. Both the Playwright and Director feel extremely passionate about their current production “Twelve Days in May” and are hoping to achieve even greater success with this historical and heartfelt collaboration.
Nora Connolly - Played by Mary Murray
Mary Murray is one of Ireland’s great young acting talents & has received glowing reviews for her work both on stage & screen; she received the “Irish Times Theatre Award” for Best Supporting Actress, in her role as Al in the Abbey Theatre’s Production of “Alice Trilogy”. Mary has also acted in some of the country’s most successful Films of late, such as “The Magdalene Sisters” &“Adam and Paul” to mention a few. Her latest performance as Janet, alongside Aidan Kelly in “The Pride of Parnell Street” has just received high praise from Ben Brantley of “The New York Times”, saying she has “a gift for sensually summoning the fractured present of people for whom the past seems far more vivid than anything since... in other words...a pleasure to watch and listen to.”
James Connolly - Played by Derek Reid
Derek Reid who is playing James has performed on stage in numerous big productions over the years from “Mac Beth” to his one man show “Without the H”. Derek has also acted in highly successful screen productions from Films such as “The Count of Monte Cristo”, to popular Irish Television Shows such as “Upwardly Mobile”, “Ballykissangel” &“Bachelor’s Walk”. Derek is familiar with Connolly’s life, work, & this role having played him in the past, making him the ideal actor to bring the strength, depth & qualities necessary to bring Connolly to life on stage.
