The Big Fellah

The Big Fellah

The Big Fellah is a song by Irish-American folk rock band Black 47. It was the first track on their album Home of the Brave, released in 1994. It details the political career of Irish politician and soldier Michael Collins, nicknamed "The Big Fellah." The song begins in the GPO and ends with...

 is a play by Richard Bean about Irish-Americans in New York. The premier production is an Out of Joint and Lyric Hammersmith

Lyric Hammersmith

The Lyric Theatre, also known as the Lyric Hammersmith, is a theatre on King Street, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which takes pride in its original, "groundbreaking" productions....

 production, directed by Max Stafford-Clark

Max Stafford-Clark

Maxwell Robert Guthrie Stewart Stafford-Clark is an English Theatre Director.-Life and career:He went to school at Felsted and Riverdale Country School in New York City. He has worked as a theatre director since he left Trinity College, Dublin.His directing career began as associate director of...

 and starting on 2 September 2010.

Plot summary

The play is set in New York in 1972, where young fireman Michael Doyle decides to join the IRA to live up to his Irish heritage. Costello, the "Big Fellah" recruits Michael, wanting to use his apartment in The Bronx as a safe house for an escaped killer. As the play continues, it is clear that someone in their circle is leaking information and can not be trusted.

Creative Team

Directed by Max Stafford-Clark

Max Stafford-Clark

Maxwell Robert Guthrie Stewart Stafford-Clark is an English Theatre Director.-Life and career:He went to school at Felsted and Riverdale Country School in New York City. He has worked as a theatre director since he left Trinity College, Dublin.His directing career began as associate director of...

Designed by Tim Shortall

Lighting by Jason Taylor

Sound by Nick Manning