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HOOKED
Nah I wouldn’t call it a problem
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
HOOKED is a fresh new script that explores three twenty something year olds, and their attitude and culture towards addiction. Fast-paced, light-hearted and interactive this piece will leave you questioning your own opinions on what it means to be hooked.
Written by: Ali Dempsey McMahon
CAST: Ali Dempsey McMahon, Peter Newington and Eanna Hardwicke
Produced by: Dominic O’Brien
Image design by: Conor Sealy
Running Time : 30 mins
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SEEN
Who are you really online?
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
Welcome to the world inside your laptop. A world with its own set of rules, expectations and norms. With every post and view, a horror of the internet is revealed.
Written by: Eibhleann Caffrey
Produced by: Niamh Ní Fhlatharta
Designed by: Kevin Murphy
CAST: Anna Fanning + Eibhleann Caffrey
Running Time : 30 mins
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PHYSICAL THEATRE
The Many Faces of Her
Shaped by the gaze of others
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
6:30pm
Boys’ School
Parallel stories told simultaneously explore the world of mental institutions:
The artist paints on the back wall of the stage revealing her interpretation of experiences as performed by the actor.
Devised + Performed by: Claire Prouvost, Stella Godmet
Lighting Design by : Evan Connolly
Running Time : 25 mins
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Confession
Forgive our Father, he has sinned
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
6:30pm
Boys’ School
A dark comedy of blackmail unravels in the confines of a rural Irish confessional box.
Created by: Mikey Fleming, Paul Hoey + Ben Razy
Running Time : 30 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
Funny T-shirts
XL T-shirts, XXL Problems
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
The evolution of one man’s funny t-shirt collection. The highs, the lows, from ascendancy to dependency and ultimately, what happens when the laughter stops.
Written + Performed by: Colin Chadwick
Running Time : 30 mins
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The Last Man in Ireland
Satirical Irish kitchen-sink realism meets Waterworld
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
Due to climate change, Ireland now sits beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Except for one man and his farm. With returning siblings, revelations from the past collide with pints in the present leaving a trail of devastation ensuring none of them “will ever be the same again”.
Written by: Keith-James Walker
Performed by: Ian Bermingham, Keith-James Walker + Kieran Roche
Running Time : 30 mins
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LEGS WIDE SHUT
Not another “smear” campaign!
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
SOCKS ON OR SOCKS OFF???
An absurdist comedy. Erin & Catherine receive letters for their first cervical screening. Glow sticks, trampolining, and blue roll (LOTS of blue roll) ensue…
Written + Performed by: Jayne McKenzie + Anna Celine Gonzalez
Directed by: Emily Foran
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Sun Bear
Fuck off Sharon, I’m fine!
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
Something is happening under the surface.
An uncontrollable wave is starting to bubble.
Anything could tip the balance.
But what started this fire?
And can Katie hold it in?
Written + Performed by: Sarah Richardson
Produced by: Marisa Conroy
Designed by: Áine O’Hara
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
A Surprise
He sees you when you’re sleeping…
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
Jay and Martin having a few beers. That’s all. No harm. Getting into the festive spirit. Drowning out the dark.
‘Cause you know what happens at Christmas? Don’t ya?
Written by: Patrick O’Sullivan
Directed by: Richard Lombard Vance
This play is based on an idea originally developed during a Mentorship
Programme run by Fishamble: The New Play Company at Pavilion Theatre
Patrick O’Sullivan is a recipient of playwrighting support from Axis Theatre, Ballymun
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Out of Touch
How do you communicate when you can’t?
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
Luke is a young man who can’t read or write. While he blames society, society blames him. Angry at the world, he takes dance lessons where he’s paired with Katie. The only issue is she’s deaf. Unable to communicate, the pair go to great lengths to understand one another.
Written + Performed by: Craig Gahan
Produced by: Niamh Hopper
Co-starring: Shauna Coffey
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Page of Swords
Meet a stranger who’s stranger than fiction
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
9:30pm
Boys’ School
See what happens when someone who’s trying to have everything and it’s not enough meets someone with nothing but offers a little bit more.Productions
Written by: Conor Sheehan
CAST: Ray Malone, Elaine Purdue, Conor Sheehan
Produced by: Stacey Malaniff
Lighting by: Ting Yo Guo
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Kebabs & Hookers
A downtrodden writer finds his voice
Tue 18 + Wed 19 Feb
9:30pm
Boys’ School
A downtrodden writer finds his voice. One aspiring writer is down on his luck, waiting for the day that his scribbles on napkins come together. A gut-punching piece that explores friendship, intimacy, and finding your voice.
Written by: Shane O’Neill
Produced by: Annie Brown
Directed by: Luke Frawley
Performed by: Ronan Deegan
Designed by: Brendan Moore
Running Time : 25 mins
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FOOD + COMEDY
Comedy, Craft Beer + Wings Wednesdays
Sniggers … and SAUCE! #spiceupyourlife
Wed 19 Feb @ 6:45pm
Banquet Hall
Hot n’spicy WINGS with blue cheesy trimmings
OR
sweet and sticky sesame WINGS with craft beer followed by the freshest of Comedy.
Be rude not to.
Culinary delights by: Chef Clune
Comedy provided by: BLOCK 29 Funny T-shirts | The Last Man in Ireland
Funny T-shirts : XL T-shirts, XXL Problems
The evolution of one man’s funny t-shirt collection. The highs, the lows, from ascendancy to dependency and ultimately, what happens when the laughter stops.
The Last Man in Ireland : Satirical Irish kitchen-sink realism meets Waterworld
Due to climate change, Ireland now sits beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Except for one man and his farm. With returning siblings, revelations from the past collide with pints in the present leaving a trail of devastation ensuring none of them “will ever be the same again.”
Running Time : 120 mins
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THEATRE
A Woman Under A Roof
take care not to be forgotten
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
A ghost story (like most stories); a woman contacts someone she lost long ago, who travels through time and space to reveal what happens in this life and the next.
Directed + Performed by: Laoise Murray
Written + Composed by: Sam Killian
Stage/Production Manager/Costume by: Annachiara Vispi
Set Design by: Natasha Duffy
Lighting Design by: Matt McGowan
Audio Visuals by: Choy-Ping Clarke Ng
Produced by: Grace Morgan
Photography by: Jimmy Kavanagh
Special Thanks: Mitsue Jimi
Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival
Running Time : 30 mins
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PHYSICAL THEATRE
For Rent
For Rent: A Ruin. Your Home?
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
The absurdity of searching for a home in Dublin, through a deeper exploration of the idea of a home. All of this brilliantly encapsulated in a passionate physical theatre piece.
Directed by: Aggie Baral
Produced by: Olaf Samuel
Stage Management by: Anne-Charlotte Gerbaud
CAST: Anna Fox, Alice Stands, Dmitry Vinokurov, Elitsa Dimova,
Philip Arneill, Saoirse Siné
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Nurse, me
Define it Define nurse Define me
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
6:30pm
Boys’ School
‘Nurse’ is a hyper-idealistic young woman in 80’s Ireland, who believes is destined to change the world, much like her hero Florence Nightingale. But this nurse might be destined for damnation.
Written + Performed by: Aoife Martyn
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Calling In Sick
It could be you!
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
6:30pm
Boys’ School
What’s luck got to do with healthcare? A hell of a lot. A fun fibromyalgia gameshow for all the family!
Written + Performed by: Áine O’Hara
Produced by: Marisa Conroy
Dramaturgy by: Sarah Richardson
Running Time : 20 mins
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Dead End
Cause of death? Life choices
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
A by-the-book medical examiner is forced to reckon with her priorities when the autopsy she is performing takes an unexpected turn in this fast-paced and funny noir thriller.
Written by David A. Smyth
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Clearance
Everything must go; including this lot!
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
The mas are sorting the last few bits on their breaks. The lads are a little too merry for work. The auld ones all swore last Christmas was their last and Deirdre’s still in the grips of an existential crisis. It’s Christmas Eve in retail and this year’s bonus has an unsettling downside.
Written by: Bríd Ní Chomáin + Síofra O’Meara
Directed by: Leah Moore
Produced by: SJ Woods
CAST: Bríd Ní Chomáin, Clodagh Phelan, Ella Maria Carmen + Síofra O’Meara
Image by: Lucy Jenkins
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Parts Unknown
Brothers wrestle with their dead dad
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
The sons of a wrestling legend clash over his legacy and the Good Friday referendum. The debut play from comedian Davey Reilly, starring Dermot Ward (GoT) and Peter O’Hanlon (Rocketman).
Written + Directed by: Davey Reilly
CAST: Peter O’Hanlon, Dermot Ward
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
CASH POINT MEET
Girls just wanna have funds
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
Emma and Sinéad know all that glitters isn’t gold, but when given the opportunity to go from €3.99 wine to louboutins and limos, maybe happiness is just a swipe away? Contains references to sex.
CAST: Jess Dunne Perkins, Niamh Murphy
Written by: Niamh Murphy
Directed by: Cara Mani
Produced by: Zoë Reynolds
Lighting & Sound Design by: Colin Doran
Stage Management by: Borg Dóra Benediktsdóttir
Image by: Bailey Hayden
Running Time : 25 mins
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MUSIC
DIGITAL_RITUAL
A mind-expanding music and multimedia work
Thu 20 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
Recalibrate attention to the fullness of now /// Reset the operating system /// Expect the inexplicable.
Created + Performed by: Paul Gilgunn
Running Time : 30 mins
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Breaking Sense
Seven meet to unleash the unsaid
Thu 20 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
Seven women gather. Each must speak of things unsaid. Life stories fizz, seethe and erupt with humour, longing, anguish and joy.. A pivotal new work that speaks to all.
Written + Performed by:
The Michael Chekhov Studio Dublin
CAST: Brigitte Trein, Caitríona Ní Threasaigh, Emer Casey, Helena Browne, Mary McCarthy, Mary Pat Moloney, Moninne Dargan
Directed by: Moninne Dargan
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Follower Count
Jesus – some clients just won’t listen
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
9.30pm
Boys’ School
Jesus is back, and he wants to spread the good news. But there’s only one way to reach people in this smart-phone obsessed age: he’s going to need a social media strategist.
Produced by: Arianne Hutch
Written by: Ella Skolimowski
CAST: Danny O’Leary, Ella Skolimowski
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
ALVA
Ed is thirteen days from Earth
Thu 20 + Fri 21 Feb
9.30pm
Boys’ School
An astronaut fights for his life as an alien race take over his ship. His only help comes from ALVA, the on-board computer. A unique blend of horror and sci-fi.
Directed by: Ciaran Gallagher
Sound Design by: Conall Mac Dhonnagáin
Dramaturgy: Cuán de Barra
Photography by: James Healy
Produced by: Joe Murphy
Stage Management by: Ryan Fishwick
Written by: Seán Mac Dhonnagáin
Running Time : 30 mins
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Big Break
So, what are you up to now?
Fri 21 + Sat 22 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
You are invited to the school reunion of St. Anthony’s class of ’09. Share a cocktail sausage with a fellow classmate, tear open old wounds, and brace yourself for the inevitable question… Lost Train Theatre
PR + Marketing by: Aoife O’Donoghue
Directed by: Ciara Gleeson
Lighting + Sound Design by: Colin Doran
Image by: Katie O’Byrne
Associate Writers: Lewis Quigley, Ciara Gleeson
Written by: Niall Lane
Produced by: Róisín O’Gara
Running Time : 40 mins
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Finding Chemo
A song and dance about cancer
Fri 21 + Sat 22 Feb
9:15pm
Main Space
A fantastical, whimsical and musical rendition of a true-life experience, Finding Chemo is a darkly comic but sincerely encouraging antidote to fears and frustrations surrounding cancer and its treatments.
Story by: Ailish Leavy
Directed by: Darren Yorke
Devised with Colm Lennon, Grace Healy, Nora Kelly Lester, Ricky McCormack
Running Time : 20 mins
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CHILDREN”S THEATRE
Unicorns are Real!
The most epic sleepover EVER.
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
11am
Main Space
‘They are, they’re not, they are, they’re not, they ARE…how do you know if they are real?’
Two friends embark on a quest to find out if unicorns are real.
Suitable for Ages 4+ yrs
Written + Performed by: Andrea Bolger & Helen McGrath
Directed by: Chris Kelly
Produced by: Sarah O’Rourke
Photography by: Dominik Turkowski
Design by: Erin Barclay
Design Assistant: Chris Merton
Running Time : 45 mins
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CHILDREN”S THEATRE
Eithne
By the hand of Eithne, Balor will fall…
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
12pm
Boys’ School
Eithne is a ferocious young cailiín, whose courage is tested when she is banished to the woods and has to find her way home. A twist on a classic Celtic tale.
Suitable for ages 8+
Written and Directed by: Catriona Moloney
Design by: Iseult Deane
Sound by: Sam Hardiman
Produced by: Charli Mathews
Cast:
Martha Grant
Brian McMahon Gallagher
Cáit Moloney
David Roper-Nolan
Running Time : 55 mins
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CHILDREN”S THEATRE
Made From Paper
Whatever you do, don’t go outside.
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
12:30pm
Main Space
Where should you look when you’ve forgotten what you’ve lost? A lonely librarian and a girl, made from paper, are NOT looking for adventure. And they’re definitely NOT going outside.
Suitable for Ages 7 – 9yrs
Written by: Clodagh Mooney Duggan
Directed by: Nessa Matthews
Produced by: Richie O’Sullivan
Artwork by: Jill Matthews
Running Time : 45 mins
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CHILDREN”S THEATRE
Bookworm
Something’s about to happen in Little-Happens
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
2pm
Main Space
In the town of Little-Happens, Pandora Allweather lives out her days buried in a good book. Until the sudden arrival of a backward clock that will change her life forever.
Suitable for Ages 8+
Written by: Katie McCann
Directed by: Jeda de Brí
Cast Featuring: Louis Deslis + Katie McCann
Running Time : 45 mins
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OCCUPIED
Periods are a bloody nightmare
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
3pm
Boys’ School
Gore. Epic tales. Roller-coasting emotions. Some call it Game of Thrones; we call it menstruation. Yep, this is a bloody great if-you-don’t-laugh-you’ll-cry play. Period.
Written by: Kirby Thompson + Orla Graham
Cast: Aoife Browne, Orla Graham
Directed by: Kirby Thompson
Lighting Design by: Lauren Wedgeworth
Stage Management by: Caoimhe McGee
Produced by: Sarah Reid
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Long Way Down
An Odyssey of Oddballs
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
3pm
Boys’ School
Two mates on a mission. A hermit with a secret. The structures of society and nature are breaking down, but the Premier League is intact. A tragicomedy about a pact.
Written by: Oisín Robbins
CAST: Conor Quinlan, Denis Haugh, Gerard Howard
Running Time : 30 mins
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REHEARSED READING
Influenced
Insta-fame, is it worth it?
Sat 22 Feb
4pm
Main Space
In West Cork, Daragh Dundon is accused of murdering his influencer girlfriend. His sister Liz becomes insta-famous in a bid to prove his innocence and solve the murder.
Written by: Cara Christie
Produced by: Lisa Nally
CAST: includes Cara Christie
Running Time : 60 mins
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Then They Came For Me
Without remembrance, there is no future
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
Then They Came For Me looks at the subject of Holocaust denial and explores how this controversial topic lends itself to a modern culture of “fake news” and “alternative facts”.
Writen + Directed by : Scout Black
Produced by : Meadhbh Nolan
Running Time : 25 mins
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TIDAL
As River Rise, So Must We
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
6:15pm
Main Space
If our rivers could talk, what would they tell us? The River Lee is under threat from the construction of damaging flood walls along its banks. Interviews with activists and Cork residents will tell the story of a city fighting for the river which flows through its heart.
Written + Directed by: Marcus Bateson
Production Management by: Alice Bellamy
Stage Management by: Emily Cooke
Produced by: Zara Fitzgerald
Publicity by: Hiram Harrington
Stage Design by: Rían Hamill
Light Design by: Matt McGowan
Sound/AV Design by: Philly Holmes
Costume Design by: Kiah Ronaldson
Running Time : 25 mins
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Frigid
You’re 14, you’re a friget, you’re a loser
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
6.30pm
Boys’ School
Niamh is 14… And a friget! How? Niamh’s gal pals are on a mission to help Niamh lose her frigidity at the underage disco- whether she wants to or not! Frigid is a dark comedy about frenemies, fingering and figuring it all out.
Written + Performed by: Rosa Bowden
Directed by: Hildegard Ryan
Produced by: Joe Murphy
Running Time : 20 mins
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ALMOST 40 & SINGLE
No husband. No children. No problem…right?
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
6.30pm
Boys’ School
No husband. No children. No problem…right?
ALMOST 40 & SINGLE takes an unflinching look at the obstacles a mature, unmarried, childless woman of colour faces while living and dating in today’s society. A dark comedy that will resonate with anyone who’s ever felt alone and unlucky in love. Contains explicit language/themes.
Written + Performed by: Cynthia Dallas
Directed by: L. Haston
Imagery by: Scott Danzig
Running Time : 20 mins
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CAKE
The Incomparable Joy Of Feeling OK
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
Part storytelling, part documentary about Georgia and Sionnán’s quest to find ok…ness? Not happy; just ok.
Their brains don’t work. But they seem to be coping fine… right?
Written + Performed by: Georgia Doorley, Sionnán Ní Nualláin
Produced by: Alice Bellamy
Running Time : 25 mins
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THEATRE + MUSIC
You Can Be a Menace Too
WW4 will be fought with Slingshots
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
7.45pm
Main Space
In this Original Musical satire, the post-apocalypse has forced a gaggle of mad-cap youths to band together, fashioning their own society on the great literature of yesteryear: The Beano.
Written, Directed + Music by: Patrick Conneely
Musical Director: Katie Feeney
Choreography by: Áine Cooney + Micheal Healy
Costume by: Nicole Denning
CAST: Claudia Glavey, Conor Gormley, Davin McGowan, Meadhbh Lyons and Chorus
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
Maggie & Máire
A Neo-Noir in Nad, Co. Cork
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
Máire is running for her life, Maggie is hiding from hers. “It’s harder than you’d think to not make a complete balls of things.”
Contains strong language and violence.
Written + Directed by: Eoin O’Donovan
Produced by: Michael Ryan
Stage Management by: Sarah Byrne
Running Time : 40 mins
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Gods & Fighting Men
A comedy about being stuck in life
Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb
8pm
Boys’ School
Loafer, Bomba and Mickey Dadd piss away their hours drinking pints in the local pub, looking out at the world beyond and wondering why they don’t do anything more with their lives. Like honestly, what’s stopping them? No, seriously.
Gods & Fighting Men is a comedy about young men who fear change.
Written + Directed by: Paudie Baggott
Produced by: Maggie Ryan
Running Time : 20 mins
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SPOKEN WORD
The Seven Ages – Like it or Not
Infancy to dotage; birth to death
Sat 22 Feb
9:30pm
Boys’ School
Take Jacques’ Seven Ages of Man speech in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Use it as a frame to support the seven ages journey from birth to death. Signpost it with original poetry and Elizabethan song. We’ve all started the journey
Show devised by: Berni Dwan
Directed by: Alan O’Brien + Berni Dwan
Written + Performed by: Berni Dwan, Jimmy O’Connell + Michael J Whelan
Narration + Singing by Alan O’Brien
Running Time : 60 mins
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REHEARSED READING
Animals
They Sold newspapers,they made Headlines!
Sun 23 Feb @ 4pm
Sat 29 Feb @ 2:30pm
Main Space
Dublin 1934 ” WHEN All YOU HAVE IS NOTHING, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE”
– hear the untold story of Francis Lawless, founder and sole surviving member of Dublin’s infamous Animal Gang!
Written + Produced by: Dylan Henvey
Directed by: Jack Lowe
Photography by: Brenda Fitzsimons
Photo model; Mannix flynn
CAST: Craig Gahan, Cat Williams, Jack Lowe, Peter Armanda
Running Time : 60 mins