Jimmy Titanic

January 17 through 18, 2014

TIRNA THEATRE Presents

Jimmy Titanic

This is Titanic like you've never seen it before. Having gone down with the ship, Jimmy has rock star status in heaven and boy does he milk it. Flirting with angels, rewriting history and with a direct line to an unlikely God—Jimmy Titanic is a unique and hilarious take on the story of the greatest ship ever built.

The play is performed as a one-man show with actor Colin Hamell playing more than twenty different roles including Jimmy Boylan, Tommy Mackey, Angel Gabriel, Titanic passengers, Titanic crew, Spanish Man, Malcolm Goodbody, St. Peter, God, John Jacob Astor, Jacques Futrelle, New York Times Editor, Sidney, Mayor R. J. McMordie, Barry John, Denis Murphy, Bruce Ismay and Senator William Smith.

What the critics say….

“God and Gabriel are just two of some 20 delightfully outrageous characters in Bernard McMullan’s darkly funny Jimmy Titanic.... Colin Hamell is the real entertainer.” —Boston Globe

“You've never seen God portrayed in the way that Hamell imagines him; it is a revelation.” —Broadway World

“Four stars.......Jimmy Titanic is a triumphant addition to the ships legacy.” —Belfast Telegraph

“A remarkable piece of pared down theatre manages to entertain, inform, move, and comment from a completely original point of view.... Scenes that make one shudder are balanced by those with wicked humour. The conceit of such cavalcade being presented as a one man show is inspired.” —New York, Woman about Town

“Hamell’s characters are all consistently masterful storytellers. Be prepared to laugh out loud one minute, while choking back tears the next.” —Boston Metro

“Playwright, Bernard McMullan, brings new perspective to the famed ship’s lore by mixing comedy and tragedy.” —Philadelphia Metro

“Colin Hamell switches effortlessly from comedy to drama….This is the work of a virtuoso.” —Boston Edge

“Belfast playwright Bernard McMullan, like all good Irish writers, was able to find the humour at the bottom of the pit of sadness—and craft a story that...you likely haven’t heard.” —Philadelphiairish.com

TIMES: Friday, January 17, at 8:00 P.M. 

TIMES: Saturday, January 18, at 8:00 P.M. 

TICKETS: $23 general, $20 students and seniors

All seating is general admission. All ticket sales are final at the time of purchase. There are no refunds or exchanges. For all performances late seated is on a limited basis, or is not allowed at all once the performance begins. Please plan your arrival time accordingly.

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