Suspect Device
by Raphaël Amahl Khouri
“He kept calling me Bill. Do these peep toe heels scream Bill to you, Pamela?”
Wilma was one of the first publicly trans women in Belfast.
In the 1970s, she drove the Bangor to Belfast Ulsterbus, navigating bomb-scares and bigotry, amongst the other troubles of her life. In 1980, she battled to access the healthcare she needed, fighting a medical system designed by and for cis men.
Now, she’s the eternal bus driver – the ferrywoman of the queer underworld – taking the souls of some old friends and unlikely allies on one final journey across the river Lagan…
Join us on board as Wilma guides us through the divine muddy waters of identity and self acceptance. In doing so, she might just help our spectral passengers unpack their emotional baggage one last time.
Image Credit: James Ward
Cast
Wilma
Mariah Louca
Pamela
Claire Lamont
Janice
Beca Barton
Reverend
Vincent Higgins
Creatives & Crew
Written by
Raphaël Amahl Khouri
Directed by
Paula McFetridge
Associate Project Director
Colm G Doran
Production Manager
Simon Bird
Video Designer
Eoin Robinson
Lighting Designer
Mary Tumelty
Sound Designer/Composer
Herb Magee
Costume Designer
Enda Kenny
Dialect Coach
Brendan Gunn
Costume Assistant
Sarah Carey
Hair and Makeup Artist
Connie McGrath
Wilma’s Wig Stylist
Paul Meekin
Casting Support
Natalie Murphy
Public Relations
Gary Kelly
Graphic Design
Ezra Pinkerton
Publicity Photography
Johnny Frazer
BSL Interpreter
Kristina Laverty
Front of House Manager
Aoife Maguire
Producer
Andrew Hume
Assistant Producer
Lizzie Howard