The Smuggler is back and rhyming its way through Ireland, so we updated our earlier episode with actor Mick Mellamphy with news of his Irish tour of Ronán Noone’s award-winning one-man tour de force this July.
Set on a wealthy American island enclave and performed in rhymed verse, The Smuggler follows Irish immigrant Tim Finnegan as he’s pulled into the local criminal underworld after a fatal crash stirs tensions between locals and migrants.
It's a raucous, interactive experience, with the edge of a thriller and the serious subtext of immigration and identity, playing in Listowel, Cork, Belfast, and Dublin (details below).
With roots in both Dublin and Cork, Mick is a well-known New York actor and artistic director of the Origin Theatre who enjoys rockstar fame as the performance capture actor for the cheeky Irish gunslinger Sean MacGuire from the massively popular video game Red Dead Redemption 2, aka RDR2.
Mick leaves us with a wee sample of The Smuggler as he slips into the conflicted character of Tim Finnegan, but to get the full experience, catch Mick on tour in Ireland this July.
Original episode published January 2023
Links
The Smuggler
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575844844371)
• Schedule and Venues
• St John’s Theatre, Listowel (https://stjohnstheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173664526) (July 11)
• The Cork Arts Theatre (https://corkartstheatre.com/event/the-smuggler/) (July 16-19)
• The Harrison Hotel, Belfast (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1352938006999) (July 23-25)
• J.R. Mahon’s, Dublin (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1353481111439) (July 28-30)
Mick Mellamphy
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/michaelmellamphy)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mickmellamphy)
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mellamphy-04692956)
• Origin Theatre/1st Irish Festival (https://www.origintheatre.org)
Episode Details: Season 7, Episode 23; Total Episode Count: 126
