
Mirrorball
The Lyric Theatre, Belfast Premiering at the Belfast Children’s Festival, March 2023
Cherrie knows they’ve finally come for her at the Club.
The Narrow Minders – human machines with a loathing distaste for art (and especially fabulous free-spirited Drag Queens) break into her dressing room to remove Cherrie from the imagination. She has no choice but to smash through the dressing room mirror to escape the grasp of fear and prejudice.
Cherrie suddenly finds herself in a different Universe where she is faced with the ultimate choice – do we confront our fears and fight for what’s right or avoid them and diminish into the ether?
A brand-new musical with an original score, Mirrorball celebrates creativity, authenticity and the power of the imagination to make a better world for ourselves.
Based on the real-life experiences of Matt Cavan and his drag persona Cherrie Ontop, Mirrorball explores the immense potential of creativity when our worlds are turned upside down by life circumstances.
Premiered Belfast Children’s Festival 2023 at the Lyric Theatre
Venue
Creatives and Cast
Co-creator & Starring
Matthew Cavan
Writer
Patrick J O'Reilly
Composer & Musical Director
Garth McConaghie
Stage Managment
Marjolaine Demaude (March 2023), Sophie Thompson (March 2023), Stephen Cassidy (September 2023), Rick Paine (September 2023)
Cast
Sean Kearns (March 2023), Gerard McCabe, Jolene O'Hara (March 2023), Colette Dougal (September 2023), Richard Croxford (September 2023), Jack Watson (September 2023)
Photos
Neil Harrison
Director
Janice Kernoghan-Reid
Lighting
Jonathan M. Daley
Set & Costume
Diana Ennis
Video
Gavin Pedan
Choreography
Eileen McClory
Production Managment
Simon Bird (March 2023), Darren Robinson (September 2023)







