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I Keano
''I, Keano'' is a comedy musical play about footballer Roy Keane Saipan incident, leaving the Republic of Ireland national football team before the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It is written by Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews, Michael Nugent and Paul Woodfull, and is presented as a mock-epic melodrama about an ancient Roman legion preparing for war. In its first two years, it had sales of over half a million tickets, generating €10m ($13m) in ticket sales. In January 2008, it began its fourth year of performances with the addition of Caroline Morahan as Surfia. Productions Peter Sheridan, brother of film director Jim Sheridan, directed the first production in 2005. It starred Mario Rosenstock of the Irish radio comedy show Gift Grub, and Risteárd Cooper and Gary Cooke of the Irish television comedy show ''Après Match''. Controversy arose during the first run when three leading cast members publicly left the show, including ironically Mario Rosenstock, Rosenstock, who pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Woodfull
Paul Woodfull (born 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish writer, actor, comedian and musician. He has written two television series, a CD and the comedy musical play ''I, Keano''. He is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. Performing career Woodfull was a member of the Skank Mooks in the late 1970s, the band was one of the original and most influential of the Dublin punk/new wave bands of the era. He also created, and performed in, various musical tribute groups, including the Joshua Trio, the Glam Tarts and Abbaesque. The Joshua Trio was a spoof U2 tribute act which featured on ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross'', with Woodfull as Paul Wonderful, a messianic singer with a religious devotion to Bono. The others in the trio were Woodfull's brother Kieran and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews. Woodfull's other performance alter egos include DJ Gary on RTÉ 2fm (1998–2006); lounge singer Tony St James; and Irish rebel song, republican balladeer Ding Dong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |