Professor Declan McGonagle, Director of the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, said the project was an "exciting response to the rich historical environment of Derry".
Joey Evans (Adrian Aguilar), the title character, is a cheap-souled Chicago hoofer who catches the eye of Vera Simpson (Susie McGonagle), a man-hungry socialite of a certain age who buys him a nightclub in return for his services in the sack.