GATMAN! (2024)

GATMAN!
Presented by The Everyman
Written and performed by Tadhg Hickey
Directed by Sophie Motley

PREMIERE Sat 9 Mar 2024 – The Everyman, Cork
THU 7–SAT 9 MAR 2024 – The Everyman, Cork
THU 29–SAT 31 AUG – The Everyman, Cork
FRI 6–TUE 10 SEP – Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre

The Everyman was delighted to present the premiere of GATMAN!, a new play written and performed by Tadhg Hickey, which had a rerun in August before performing for Dublin Fringe Festival.

“All was unreal in the state of Corkopia…”

1980s Batman comics got the Cork treatment in this new madcap superhero comedy written and performed by Tadhg Hickey.

Murph is a down and out Corkman addicted to gat (booze). Trying desperately to get sobered up before a visit with his son Fionn, Murph traverses the eccentricities of Cork city as he takes on the great fight between alcoholism and recovery.

Meanwhile…

Welcome to Corkopia! The glorious technicolour wonderland of Murph’s alcohol-fuelled superhero alter-ego, Gatman. Gatman’s mission: to save his beloved, boozy city from the sobering shackles of Father Mathew – the temperance priest statue that has come to life.

Following the critical success of In One Eye, Out the Other (2019), Tadhg Hickey brought his new play, directed by Sophie Motley, to The Everyman stage in 2024.

“The play though, is not just a solemn look at the world of addiction, it is also quite lighthearted and full of witty observations” – Pádraig O’ Connor, Tripe + Drisheen

“Explosive, inventive imagery” – The Irish Times

“The unfailing physical skill required for so much sustained activity is measured perfectly by director Sophie Motley.” – The Irish Times

“Tadhg is bright and animated, and his comic moments are nicely interspersed throughout the piece. ” – No More Workhorse (Read HERE)

CREATIVE TEAM

Writer / Performer Tadhg Hickey
Director Sophie Motley 
Lighting and Space Designer Stephen Dodd  
Costume Designer Catherine Fay
Sound Designer Brian Lane
Video Designer Conan McIvor
Associate Director Katrina Foley
Movement Director Jessica Kennedy
Associate Designer Alan Mooney
Assistant Costume Designer Jenny Whyte   
Set Illustrator Dmytro Kyiko
Set Photographer Luke O’Brien

PRODUCTION TEAM

Senior Producer Naomi Daly 
Production Manager Ian Brown   
Assistant Producer Aoife Clarke
Stage Manager Gill McNamara
Sound Engineer Arran MacGabhann
Assistant Stage Manager Molly Foley
Publicists Kearney Melia Barker Communications 
Promo Photographer Marcin Lewandowski
Production Photographer Darragh Kane
Videographer EPIC Productions
Graphic Designer Coolgrey
Artwork Illustrator Shane O’Brien

Download the programme for the spring run HERE and for the autumn run HERE.