Slemish Players in Ballymena
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Venue: The Braid, Ballymena, NIR
Performer: Slemish Players
Directed by Michael Rose, Bull by Mike Bartlett is a razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, offering ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs. Thomas (Joe O’Neill) is a vulnerable, insecure man who becomes a targeted underdog in the game to keep his job. Tony (Fergus Boyle) is a manipulative, aggressive and swaggering “team leader” playing psychological mind games alongside Isobel (Josie Corr), a sharp, calculating and deceitful colleague who takes every opportunity to break down Thomas. Carter (Shauna Kyle) is the intimidating,…