Hungry to explore a post-Tiger nation

After impressing with his Sir Henrys play, Cork actor Ray Scannell is again delving into Ireland’s recent past, writes Padraic Killeen

RAY SCANNELL is fast becoming a fixture of Rough Magic shows. Having starred in recent productions of Declan Hughes’s Digging for Fire and Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, the Cork actor is front and centre again in the Dublin-based company’s new show, Famished Castle.

Directed by Lynne Parker, the play is a drama about family and love, written by Hilary Fannin, who also penned the company’s very successful production of Phaedra in 2010.