Static

Photos by Rich Davenport.

Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) | 20 June - 18 July 2025

“Director John King makes excellent use of the intimate Peacock space with a gentle but fierce emotional tone. … Deeply moving.”
- Irish Independent

“The production is captivating… simple but powerful.”
- Irish Times

“The challenge is to live in this world, not a new one”

A veteran astronaut in space and a lonely amateur radio operator in Donegal find each other by chance in the most unusual way, in this lyrical and searching play that explores our need for human connection against all the odds.

Static is a world premiere production written by Jimmy McAleavey and directed by John King, a former Abbey Theatre Resident Director.

Moonman: Dan Gordon
Spaceman: Seán Mahon
Voiceover: Ciarán McGlynn
Voiceover: Lesa Thurman
Writer: Jimmy McAleavey
Director: John King
Set and Costume Designer: Alyson Cummins
Lighting Designer: Suzie Cummins
Composer and Sound Designer: Rob Moloney
Movement Director: Gabrielle Moleta
Production Research: Tanya Dean
Hair and Make Up: Val Sherlock