Celebrity (2024).
Written by Elizabeth Moynihan.
Directed by Johan Bark.
Dublin, Ireland, 2024.
Celebrity (2024).
Celebrity is a romantic thriller set in Rome 1636 which explores the cult of ‘Celebrity’ during The counter reformation. Costanza Bonarelli is forced to become the muse of the most famous artist of that time Gian Lorenzo Bernini, becoming the most celebrated face in Italy as well as one side of the love triangle that may bring down the Catholic church.
An exploration of the pursuit of fame and the often ensuing self-destruction.
Written by ELIZABETH MOYNIHAN.
Directing, set and lighting design by JOHAN BARK.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini: REX RYAN.
Costanza Bonarelli: JORDANNE JONES.
Matteo Bonarelli: KIERAN ROCHE.
Pope Urban: PHILIP JUDGE.
Luigi Bernini: ROSS GAYNOR.
Performed in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2024.
“The cast, in particular (Ross) Gaynor, do a fine job.”
“The set design, light, and sound all do sterling work in establishing the mood and atmosphere”
“(Rex) Ryan is menacingly manic as he tries to balance his conflicting passions for art and sex. His work with (Jordanne) Jones shows genuine chemistry, and her husband (Kieran Roche) is perfectly desperate and pathetic.”