wayne jordan and philip macmahon go way back. in fact they were dating right around the time danny and chantelle (still here) was written which gives jordan a unique perspective on the work.”I see it very much as a memory play,” he says, and indeed the hedonistic nightclubbing scenes set against images of tumbling flats in ballymun evoke a very particular moment in recent irish history right at the crest of the celtic tiger. for the production in dc, macmahon and jordan have agreed to highlight the pop elements of the play, using a palette of red and white, converting the theatre into a nightclub complete with a dj and even including an optional karaoke sing along for the audience at the end of the show.”it’ll be great,” they say, “it’ll bring a dublin vibe to washington.”

wayne jordan and philip macmahon

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