TONIC

A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY FIONN FOLEY

A Rough Magic Theatre Company Production in association with the Solstice Arts Centre and supported by the Arts Council.

Performed from the 9th-11th August 2021 at Saint Kieran’s College, Kilkenny as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival and from 11th, 13th – 19th September in Dublin Castle as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2021. National Tour in 2023 with support from The Arts Council.

Like a musical written by Tenacious D and performed by the Marx Brothers
★★★★
-The Arts Review

It is the use of music as a storytelling tool that makes Foley’s theatrical concept sing
★★★★
-The Irish Times

It’s the year 2047 and the end is truly nigh, following a major tiff amongst the world’s superpowers. That is, until a miracle tonic is discovered – Halcyon – which promises to restore the mind and body to how they were during the good old days of the 2020s.

Charged with spreading the good news, the amazing Calibri Triplet Family Band embark on their most challenging touring schedules to date. Using only their charm, their music and notoriety they will show their adoring audiences how to take the doom out of their doomsday.

Tonic is a spectacular new medicine show infused with a wild, genre-spanning live score and staged with dystopian panache. It’s the show that has everything you need to get over a life-altering cataclysm.

Directed by: Ronan Phelan

Written & Composed by: Fionn Foley

Cast: Roseanna Purcell, Ruth Smith & Fionn Foley (Original Cast: Juliette Crosbie, Aoife Kelly & Fionn Foley)

Set & Costume Design: Jack Scullion

Lighting Design: Eoin Winning

Marketing Consultant: Aileen Power

Graphic Design: Stuart Bradfield

Stage Manager: Zoë Reynolds

Assistant Stage Manager: Niamh Williamson

Sound Engineer: John Norton

Producer: Sara Cregan

Production Manager: Eoin Kilkenny

Production Photography: Ros Kavanagh