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

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