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)