Wild Man

Characters

Sweeney
A captain of Industry who goes mad when ousted in a boardroom coup, and merges with the Sweeney of myth, flying round an Ireland of all times and none.

Eoran/Hag
Sweeney's wife, but also his muse in the form of the triple goddess.

Trickster
The classic trickster of myth, Puck, Pan. Wholly untrustworthy, yet compassionate.

Cleric
A schemer of an indeterminate orthodox monotheistic religion. Totally unscrupulous and despicable.

Cleric and Trickster are referred to as he, but they are androgynous.

Scenes

The set is a neutral space, the only essential element of which needs to be a raised structure which can act as a tree, pole, perch, or mobile phone transmission mast. In the original production, a scaffold tower was used, together with three chairs which doubled as the settee. The performers need never leave the space.

Scenario

Wild Man is a version of the medieval Irish Romance, Suibne Geilt or Wild Sweeney. Sweeney, a successful executive, is ousted in a boardroom coup and flies wild away from modern society into a timeless natural world. When finally tamed, there is nothing left to do but die.

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