Tom Crean 'Antarctic Explorer'

Winner of Fringe First in Edinburgh 2006

Aidan Dooley’s award winning one-man play tells the heroic tale of Tom Crean (1877 – 1938), the intrepid, Irish Antarctic explorer and the only man to serve with Scott and Shackleton on three famous expeditions: – Discovery, (1901 – 1904); Terra Nova (1910 – 1913); and Endurance (1914 - 1916).

Written and performed by Dooley the story, a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of Antarctica, is brought to life in this dramatic solo performance. Crean’s thirty-six mile solitary trek to base camp during the Terra Nova expedition to rescue his comrades Teddy Evans and William Lashly has been described by Antarctic historians as; “the finest feat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration”.

He was subsequently awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery.

“...a remarkable and uplifting piece of theatre, gives everything and asks nothing.”-Sunday Independent

The Olympia Theatre
Mon 31st Aug, Tues 1st, Wed 2nd, Thu 3rd, Fri 4th & Sat 5th September 2009
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm

Matinee, Saturday 5th September:
Doors: 2:30pm
Show: 3:00pm