Onegin

When will the Devil take me?

October 2010

Nun’s Island Theatre
Galway Theatre Festival

Tired of the glitter and glamour of St Petersburg, Onegin retreats to the country estate that he has recently inherited. There he begins an unlikely friendship with the young poet, Vladimir Lensky, who introduces him to his fiancee Olga’s family. But when his sister Tatyana falls in love with Onegin, his cold rejection of her brings about a tragedy which encompasses them all.

CAST: Martin Maguire as Onegin, Sarah O’Toole as Tatyana, Muireann Bird as Olga and other female roles, Feilim O’hAoláin as Lensky and other male roles

CREW: Directed by Sarah O’Toole, Set by Aidan Furey, Costume and Props by Amanda Gareis, Lighting and Sound Design by Sarah O’Toole, Sound Operating by Connor McDonough Flynn

Adapted by Sarah O’Toole from the verse novel by Alexander Pushkin