"The Prodger" interview on Eastcoastfm with writer and cast

The Prodger by Eastcoast Fm Radio
Take a listen to Seamus Moran and Frank Melia describe how and why they were both so attracted to The Prodger - it's content and characters

"The Prodger" on Eastcoastfm

Tomorrow 11.30am tune in to Eastcoast fm to hear the writer and the actors talk about The Prodger.

The original home of "The Prodger"

Lismore, Co. Waterford

The Great War - limbless survivors

WW1 soldiers
at a nursing home putting on a brave face perhaps or genuinely feeling lucky to have survived at all. "The Prodger" returned to Lismore like the soldier in the photo on wooden crutches with one trouser leg pinned up.

Soldiers Limbs

A crude "leg" by today's terms but what "the Prodger's" artificial limb would have looked like

Leopardstown Soldiers Home

This is where "The Prodger" was probably taught his carpentry skills -Leopardstown Park Hospital, Dublin

The Prodger....coming to Lismore March 2013

It looks like we will have two nights in Lismore Courthouse Theatre, Saturday 9th March and Sunday 10th March. "The Prodger" is coming home!

Tickets also available from Culturefox.ie

http://www.culturefox.ie/event/the-prodger/16175.aspx

The Prodger - The Cast

Frank Melia as "Fr Tom"

The Prodger - The Cast

Joe Moylan as "Coleman"

The Prodger - The Cast

Seamus Moran as "Mick", the publican

The Cast

Brendan Conroy - as "Johnny" (WW1 Irish veteran)

Set Design - getting started

http://www.fundit.ie/browse/search/?s=The+Prodger&searchsection=projects

Only 10 days left to raise funds on Fund:it -

Extremely successful meeting at The New Theatre this afternoon with Patrick J Byrnes (Director) and Martin Cahill (Set Designer) to begin the bones of getting our set together. Broken clocks, John F Kennedy pictures to high stools and bar tops.

Lismore Castle Arts

Got great feedback from Director of Lismore Castle Arts with regard to getting on board to help get The Prodger growing and the importance of recognising, honouring, remembering and cherishing all our grand uncles, great grandfathers and grandfathers who either fought bravely or suffered a lifetime of mental and physical injuries bravely from the first world war. Almost everyone I talk with, has some hidden relative that served in the Great War.  Can't get enough of the stories.

Leopardstown Park Hospital

Dropped some postcard invites into Leopardstown Park Hospital today and met up with the Assistant Director who showed me the hospital's theatre for the patients.  We thought it would be something really special to bring The Prodger there for one night only, availability permitting. 

Fundit.ie only 12 days to go

http://www.fundit.ie/my/project_manage/the-prodger

Many thanks to all who have helped privately or on fundit.  However, as you can see quite a shortfall of funds and only 12 days to go.  Even the smallest amount hugely appreciated.

Dublin South Radio 93.9fm

Had a huge natter with Paul Wright of Dublin South Radio 93.9fm reminiscing about his relative in the Curragh who fought in the First World War and suffered ill health the rest of his life but kept food on the table for his family, from a British Army Pension.

To meet up with Director and Set Designer, Thursday

Meeting scheduled for this Thursday to meet up with the Director, the Set Designer and the Director of The
New Theatre to start taking shapes with the set and the sound.