Lyric Theatre presents the world premiere of White Star of the North

Lyric Theatre presents the world premiere of WHITE STAR OF THE NORTH

by Rosemary Jenkinson

Directed by Des Kennedy

1912. The most famous year in Belfast’s history, the year of Titanic and the Ulster Covenant. In a lower middle class house in Belfast, the Protestant Massey family, father, son and daughter, are torn apart by fears of Home Rule in Ireland and religious discrimination.

Against this troubled backdrop, two of the Massey family set out to start new lives in America, the land of civil and religious freedom, and of infinite opportunity. The ship they sail upon is the Titanic. On that fateful night, Crawford Massey acts in a way that will impact on the rest of his life...

This poignant new play looks at the political tensions that drove us to emigration and blows apart the myth of heroism on the Titanic. In a strait-laced society that cares more for appearances and allegiances and laws than it does for the truth, survival becomes everything.

This play was commissioned by the Belfast Titanic Company in association with the Lyric Theatre with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Lyric Theatre – Naughton Studio

24 MARCH – 14 APRIL 2012

Times & Prices

PREVIEWS SAT 24 MARCH 8PM, SUN 25 MARCH 3PM, TUES 27 MARCH 8PM TICKETS £11.00
OFF-PEAK TUES & WED 8PM, SAT & SUN 3PM TICKETS £13.50
PEAK THUR, FRI, SAT 8PM TICKETS £16.50

Event Date(s) : 24 MARCH – 14 APRIL 2012