05.10.14

Rehearsals are going great! Very exciting as the dates come nearer...

 

13.09.14

You can now buy the tickets online for the Sugar Club. Early-bird price is just 10 euros.

One different amazing act each night will also start the evening!!

 

10.09.14

Two new amazing actors joined the adventure... Welcome to Ciaran Kenny and Sarah Reddy!

 

27.06.14

Great news as we can confirm that an extended version of the play will be shown at The Sugar Club in November 2014.

We're also working on bringing the show to New York!

 

01.05.14

Thanks to Franco Bistoni for the photos on the slide show (performance The House Presents).

 

15.04.14

Finally recovered from the shows. What a n amazing success, sold out every night... Thank you so much to all who came. Now we are looking to bring the show further!

 

 

12.03.14

 

Michelle Costello...

Trained in the Gaiety School of Acting and Focus Theatre (under the guidance of The Late Great Deirdre O’Connell) Michelle has performed in productions such as: Lorca’s, The House of Bernarda Alba, Tennesse William’s Garden District, Suddenly Last Summer, Healing The Dead, a Deadly Diner, Caught in The Net and David Tristram’s The Opposite Sex. T.V. credits such as: Vikings, Game of Thrones, Fair City, Killinaskully and Bull Island. Film work includes: Made Ordinary, Blind eye, Damage, Magdalen and Headrush.

 

We're looking forward to seeing her in Ladies Night!

 

 

 

10.03.2014

We're so proud of having Alan Burke on board... Here is his biography:

 

Alan started his singing career fronting the Irish band Afterhours with whom he released 3 recordings, highly praised and were toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada and America. He began a new venture with the release of his first solo CD “On the Other Hand” 1998. This was followed in 2000 by his second solo recording “Tip of the Tongue”. Both these recordings and his subsequent touring brought him everywhere from Bahrain to Belfast, from Tipperary to Taiwan, from Newry to New York and countless places in between. His performance, presence and delivery demanding the attention of his audience anywhere he plays. His guitar playing, being influenced by his earlier incarnation as a session drummer. His voice has been described as “Full of power, sensitivity and clarity”. In 2002 Alan was involved in the making of a CD of library recordings for the BMG label alongside fellow traditional musicians. 2003 brought two new recordings. ”The Eagles Whistle” with Derry uilleann piper Joe McHugh under the guise of the band “Airla”. This was followed by Alan producing, arranging and appearing on the CD, “Ar Mhuin Na Muice”. A collection of mostly Irish language songs with Donegal singer, Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin in 2004. He performed with the Belfast based band “At First Light” with whom he toured for four years alongside Belfast piper John McSherry. Alans’ inexhaustible repertoire of traditional Irish, contemporary and self-penned songs in both the English and Irish language has kept him busy as a solo performer and collaborator with a wide variety of other musicians such as, Damien Dempsey, Michael McGoldrick, Niamh Parsons, Gino Lupari, Gerry “fiddle” O’Connor and many others. In 2009 he was a part of the award winning Kabosh production of the play “ This Is What We Sang”, written by Gavin Kostick, which performed to packed houses at the prestigious Queens festival in Belfast. The following year 2010 he travelled with the company to New York, where together they were awarded “Production of the Year” at that years 1st Irish Theatre Festival. A new CD with his band “Tulsk” comprising of Alan Doherty – Flute and whistles, and Seán Reagan – Fiddle, viola and bazouki, was released at the beginning of March 2012. Alan has also presented two TV programmes in the Irish language. Ceol ón gCroí for TG4 and Seinn Liom for the BBC!

 

8.03.2014

 

Rehearsals going really well. Now working on the brochure and sending the poster to print. All systems go!

 

22.02.14

 

First rehearsal on stage of Annesley house on Monday!

 

01.02.14

 

Here's the fantastic cast... and some information too.

 

Narrator/ The brilliant musician Gary Fitzpatrick

Mary: Geraldine McAlinden

Jacinta: Isobel Mahon

Imelda:Michelle Costello

Francie: Paul Farren

Frank Lubin: Alan Burke

Martha :Elaine Treacy

 

And some information about:

 

Geraldine McAlinden

Geraldine is originally from County Armagh. In 2013 she completed the one year Programme for Screen Acting at the Factory in Dublin. Geraldine is a member of The Actor’s Studio in the Factory. Geraldine has also trained with the Gaiety School of Acting and the Focus Theatre.

Geraldine's film and TV credits include How to be Happy (screened at Galway Film Fleadh 2013), ANTON, The Incredible Shrinking Office, Bright Idea, The Christmas Ward, Murphy's Law, The Guards and Portrait of a Zombie (Galway Film Fleadh 2012 and Winner of the 2013 Underground Film Festival's Best Independent Feature film award). Geraldine's performance as Lizzie in Portrait of a Zombie led to her being long listed for an IFTA for Best Actress in a leading role in a feature film in 2013.

Geraldine’s theatre credits for acting include Susan in Little bits left over as part of The Big Green Apple Festival 2013 (run by Origin's 1st Irish Festival New York and The Attic Studio in Dublin), Hannah Kennedy in Mary Stuart, Charlotte in Beyond Therapy!, Madge in Philidelphia Here I come!, The Blind Woman in Storytaker (Dublin Fringe 2008), Mammy in The Cripple of Inishmaan, various characters in the longplay improv Spoonfed (Dublin Fringe 2005).

Geraldine’s radio play credits include Mildred in Something Slumbers.

Geraldine’s directing credits include The New York Monologues and The Cripple of Inishmaan. Geraldine’s writing credits include her short play Knowing which was selected for Fishamble's Tiny Plays for Ireland in 2013.

Geraldine can be seen this spring on TG4 in Stirling Film and Television Production’s Scup. 

 

 

 

Isobel Mahon

Isobel Mahon’s recent TV work includes Bernie McMahon in the series 4, 5, 6 of The Clinic for RTE and Clarissa in the series ‘Legend’ for Fridge Films’. She played Michelle in the RTE series Glenroe for sixteen years. Other TV work includes The Governor by Lynda La Plante and Family by Roddy Doyle for BBC/RTE. Isobel has worked in all of the main Dublin theatres. Most recently in Mum’s the Word at The Pavilion and Taking Steps at the Gaiety. She was awarded a Harvey’s award for Best Newcomer to the Irish Theatre for Semi Private by Mary Halpin at the Gate Theatre.

As a writer Isobel has had The Bureau of Investigation and Preservation of the species produced for RTE radio.

So Long, Sleeping Beauty was produced in Bewley’s Café Theatre, in Little Theatre of Chester, Massachusetts USA, in Oran Mor Theatre, Glasgow and for BBC Radio 4.It was also part of the Gay Pride festival in Canterbury.

Isobel was for some years a regular writer on Fair City.

Her recent writing for theatre includes The Life and Times of Selma Mae’ (rehearsed reading) ‘Ghost Stories’ at the Mill Theatre, Dundrum, ‘Billy the Boat Loves Angelina’ at The New Theatre, Temple Bar and ‘Box of Frogs’ all directed by Caroline FitzGerald, in the main theatre of Smock Alley , and a National Tour in 2013.

She also appears as a regular panellist on the tv3 show Midday.

 

 

22.01.14 Ladies night - the delivery room!

We had a few cast changes -

Ciaran Kenny and Mary O'Doherty are over committed elsewhere.

 

So we've got award winning actor/director Paul Farren co-star of feature film 'Where the Sea used to be' taking the role of Francie.

 

We're very excited- he's going to sing as well!  

 

More news to follow...