RADIO ROSARIO [2017]

Radio Rosario is a comedic, music-driven theatre work written and performed by Little John Nee, and co-directed by Laura Sheeran and Little John Nee. Set in Galway in the near future, Radio Rosario introduces us to Valve Hegarty, a weekend cabaret singer forced to write jingles to pay the rent. He has a hankering for something of substance and is drawn to 20th-century valve radios – beautiful contraptions that shaped the events and the consciousness of their time. A chance meeting leads him to the site of Connemara’s Marconi Wireless Station, built over 100 years ago. A soundscape of ghostly broadcasts begins.

Team

• Writer & Performer: Little John Nee

• Co-Directors: Laura Sheeran, Little John Nee

• Music: Performed live by Little John Nee

• Producer: Neasa O’Callaghan

Production History

Dublin: Dublin Theatre Festival 2017

Galway: Mick Lally Theatre 2017

Reviews

“A richly comic piece populated by a host of vividly realised characters, delivered with warmth and wit.” — Dublin Theatre Festival

“Nee’s gift for character and musical storytelling is on full display.” — Galway Advertiser

“An inventive, funny and surprisingly tender evening of theatre.” — Dublin Buzz

Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland