Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer, and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era. He built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing an opera company that ran continuously for over a hundred years and a management agency representing some of the most important artists of the day.
The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the science fiction and horror genres from the 1930s to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank-N-Furter, unveiling his new creation, Rocky, a sort of Frankenstein-style monster in the form of an artificially made, fully grown, physically perfect muscle man complete "with blond hair and a tan".
Cyril James Cusack was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland's finest thespians, and was renowned for his interpretations of both classical and contemporary theatre, including Shakespearean roles as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and over 60 productions for the Abbey Theatre, of which he was a lifelong member. In 2020, Cusack was ranked at number 14 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Amanda Donohoe is an English actress. She first came to public attention at age 16 for her relationship with pop singer Adam Ant, appearing in the music videos for the Adam and the Ants singles "Antmusic" (1980) and "Stand and Deliver" (1981) during their four-year relationship. After making her film debut in Foreign Body (1986), she co-starred in Castaway with Oliver Reed and starred in two films by Ken Russell: The Lair of the White Worm (1988) and The Rainbow (1989).
Anna Maria Manahan was an Irish stage, film and television actress.
The Limerick Soviet was one of a number of self-declared Irish soviets that were formed around Ireland circa 1919. The Limerick Soviet existed for a two-week period from 14 to 27 April 1919. At the beginning of the Irish War of Independence, a general strike was organised by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the British Army's declaration of a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act, which covered most of Limerick city and a part of the county. The soviet ran the city for the period, printed its own money and organised the supply of food. The Limerick Soviet was one of a number of Irish soviets declared between 1919 and 1923.
Amy Abigail Nuttall is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2000–2005) and housemaid Ethel Parks in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey (2011–2012).
Alex Carter is an English actor and writer, mostly known for his roles as Jamie Hope in Emmerdale and Lee Hunter in Hollyoaks.
Alone It Stands is a 1999 comic play by John Breen based on a famous 1978 rugby union match at Thomond Park in Limerick between Irish provincial side Munster and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. The title is a quotation from "There Is An Isle", the Shannon RFC anthem, and it alludes to the fact that the match was the only defeat for the All Blacks during their 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland and their only loss to an Irish team until the national team won in Chicago in 2016. "In the play six actors play 62 roles including the Munster team, the Kiwis, the two coaches, the ref, the crowd, the press, a pregnant woman, several children and a dog." Alone It Stands makes no great claims for profundity (although it does add a somber note with the real-life death of the father(Dan Canniffe) of Munster captain Donal Canniffe during the match).
Frances Healy is an Irish actress, comedian, radio personality, TV presenter and voice-over artist.
Denise Black is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Gúna Nua Theatre Company is an independent theatre production company based in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1998 by Paul Meade and David Parnell, it is grant-aided in Ireland by the Arts Council and by Dublin City Council.
Henry Street is a street in Limerick, Ireland. The street is named after Edmund Henry Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick who had a house on the street but is currently occupied by the Hibernian Insurance Company. The street runs parallel to the River Shannon and O'Connell Street.
The Walworth Farce is a 2006 play by Enda Walsh.
Ryan Andrews is an Irish actor from Donaghmede, Dublin. He is best known for his role as Sean Cassidy in the Irish soap opera, Fair City, for which he has starred in since 2008.
Myles Breen is an Irish actor, performer, writer and storyteller.
Ann Blake is an Irish musician and theatre practitioner based in Limerick, Ireland. As of 2020, she is an Artist-in-Residence with Ormston House. She had worked with Ormston House since 2013 on projects such as The Misadventures of a Good Citizen, The Museum of Mythological Water Beasts and The Feminist Supermarket. She co-hosts a monthly podcast, The Limerick Lady, with Emma Langford. It has included guests such as Denise Chaila, Sharon Slater, Amanda Palmer, and Pamela Connolly of the Pillow Queens. She also hosts a podcast, Ann and Steve Talk Stuff, with Stephen Kinsella.
Liam Lynch was an Irish playwright and novelist of the 20th century, best known for his 1962 play Do Thrushes Sing in Birmingham? and 1982 play Krieg.
Darcy Grey is an English actor. Grey was born in London but grew up in Spain and later trained at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in Moscow. He starred in the short films A Warriors Afterlife (2014) and Certified Mail (2015), and he also appeared in the 2016 feature films Verräter and Glorious, as well as Snakebite Protection Chronicles in 2017. He also made guest appearances in and Cedar Sequoia International and Pennyworth in 2017 and 2019, respectively. From February 2022 to February 2023, Grey portrayed the regular role of Marcus Dean in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, for which he was nominated a British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2022. Following his departure from the soap, Grey starred as Matteo Grimaldi in the television film The Venice Murders (2023). In addition to acting, Grey also sold dog food, which allowed him to audition whilst working.
