Dear Friends,

Another Bulletin heavy with interesting notices. Something for
everyone. Hope you enjoy it!

Best wishes,

Marcus

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PLAYS
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Damien Tracey in Association with the Firkin Crane Presents the Cork Premiere of

RODDY DOYLE’S HILARIOUS COMEDY
BROWNBREAD

SAT SOLD OUT LIMITED AVAILIBILITY FOR SUN MON & TUES @ 8PM BOOK NOW ON
021 4507487
The Firkin Crane÷ August 9th-12th÷ 8pm÷ Ticket’s €12 /€10 Concession÷
Box Office 021-4507487

1 Gun, 1 kidnapped Bishop, 3 Lads From Barrytown, The American Marines
& 2 Day’s The Resident’s Of Barrytown Will Never Forget.

Roddy Doyle one of Ireland ’s best loved storytellers, brings the
razor sharp dialogue, wit and comical gold found in The Van, The
Snapper and The Commitments to his superb play Brownbread. Ao Farrell,
John Murray and Donkey have been best friends for years. During
another day wondering the streets of Dublin the lads make a find any
young fella would dream of, a browning 9mm handgun. What better way to
put it to use then to kidnap the Bishop during the Confirmations.
Hulled up in Donkey’s Mammy’s bedroom the lads and the Bishop settle
in for a long stand off as in Donkey’s own words “Can yis Imagine
it!?-Walkin’ ou’. – With our hands up, yeh Know. – The fuckin slaggin
we’d get!!! Unfortunately for the lad’s And the Bishop his Grace was
born in New York , que the American Marines and President into what
has now become an international situation. On top of all that Mr
Farrell hasn’t even had his dinner.

Starring: Shane Falvey, Eoin O Hannrachain, Damien Tracey, Declan
Nash, Ronan Barry, Kieran Mc Carthy, Edel Burke And Charlie Ruxton.
Directed By: Adrian Scanlan & George Hanover
Set Design By: Jim Newman
Sound And Light Design By: James Newman
For Further Information:

Ann Rae Damien Tracey
The Firkin Crane or Producer
Phone: 021-4507487 Phone: 085-1210274
Email: info@firkincrane.ie
Email:Damien.tracey@yahoo.co.uk

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Blackthorn Theatre Company Presents

“PRISONERS”
By Luke Field

Cork Arts Theatre
15th-16th August
@ 8pm
Tkts €10

Bookings call 021-4505624

“Prisoners” is the story of a bank heist in small-town Ireland. The
robbers are there on behalf of a shady socialist organisation, and
battle lines seem clearly drawn at first. But when things go wrong and
a hostage situation develops due to the Gardaí laying siege to the
bank, everyone starts questioning which side they’re on. Loyalty,
cynicism, and opportunism constantly struggle for supremacy in an
explosive play littered with tension, action and some dark comedy.

Blackthorn Theatre Company was formed initially by members of PBC
Cork’s 2008 production of Brian Friel’s “Philadelphia, Here I Come!”.
We are a group of writers, actors and directors based in Cork City and
county. Prisoners is Blackthorn’s maiden project, an in-house script
written by Luke Field.

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GALLOGLASS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

TOP GIRLS
by Caryl Churchill

GALLOGLASS THEATRE COMPANY has great pleasure in announcing that its
next production will be TOP GIRLS, by the celebrated British
playwright Caryl Churchill.
DO you remember the 1980’s? DO you remember Margaret Thatcher?

Caryl Churchill’s iconic play, TOP GIRLS, mixes fantasy and reality,
history and heresy to bring you the story of Marlene. A bit too old to
be a “girl”, with a healthy taste for whisky, Marlene has just been
promoted at work. In a world where men are the employers, where do
children and warmth and vulnerability have a place? And if you must
give them up, what are the consequences? TOP GIRLS is a deeply human
and moving examination of feminist values in the home, in the
workplace, and in our past and the contrast between a celebration of
capitalism and the individual and socialism and the collective. TOP
GIRLS is sometimes political, sometimes hilarious, but always
painfully true.

Michael Billington, Theatre Critic for The Guardian said “The work
builds to a superb emotion-draining climax that sent me out of the
theatre convinced that this is the best British play ever from a woman
dramatist”.

Jason Byrne, one of Ireland’s most talented and accomplished young
directors, will direct TOP GIRLS. He has most recently directed Loose
Canon’s production of PHAEDRA’S LOVE and also ROMEO AND JULIET at the
Abbey Theatre, the latest in an impressive line of his successes at
that Theatre. Jim Myers of Galloglass said “We are delighted to be
working with Jason Byrne on this production. Caryl Churchill is
recognised internationally as a distinguished and brilliant
playwright, possessing incisive intelligence, wit and emotion, and I
am confident that Jason is the person to explore the resonances of
this inspired and exceptional play for a contemporary audience”.

The cast of seven features KATE NIC CHONAONAIGH, JANICE BYRNE, LESLEY
CONROY, LIZ FITZGIBBON, ELAINE FOX, LOUISE LEWIS, and NYREE
YERGAINHARSIAN. The set and costume designer is ALYSON CUMMINS and
lighting designer is SARAH JANE SHIELS.

TOP GIRLS opens at The Granary Theatre, on August 25th and runs until
August 30th.

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Meridian & Granary Theatre present

Blood and Bandage: A Festival of New Theatre created in Cork

Blood and Bandage is a new festival designed to support and foster new plays
and new forms of theatre emerging in Cork. Based in the Granary Theatre,
this first annual festival features work by Meridian, Granary Theatre and Be
Your Own Banana and showcases three Cork pieces developed in the city in the
past two years.

Meridian’s There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry is a comic cruise
through a day in the life of an unnamed Irish town. We have pool hall
legends, wife-swapping Casanovas, prescription drugs, fast girls looking for
faster cars, a broken windscreen, a dislocated shoulder, not to mention the
taxi-driver who can tell you how you’ll die or the quare fella running the
chipper who does a savage turn at Roy Orbison. Barry’s sparkling adaptation
of his award-winning book of short stories is the darkest funniest portrait
of small-town Irish life to have emerged in years.

Beaten by Ailis Ni Riain is a serious re-working of Ni Riain’s debut success
Tilt. Set “in the bowels of County Cork”, Beaten is a fast and furious play
about revenge, retribution and reconciliation and dramatises the
relationship between a grieving young girl, her two lost brothers and their
long-gone but ever-present Dada. Working closely with Granary Director Tony
McCleane-Fay, Ni Riain, who is also a composer, has re-created an intensely
musical piece in which the brute realities of emotional violence are treated
with such grace and lyrical intensity that the dark materials of family
trauma become an elegant vocal symphony.

Thailand: What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Brian Desmond and Mairtin de
Cogain was a sell-out success in the Cork MidSummer Festival 2007. A
hilarious romp through the brothels of Pattaya, this savage satire on Irish
sex tourism is being showcased here and will tour nationally with the
support of Meridian Theatre Company. Featuring the legendary Mairtin de
Cogain, Thailand is a no holds barred account of cheap thrills in exotic
places. Buzzing with wit and sly intelligence, it also cheerfully slams a
culture closer to home where everything has a price and hardly anything has
value.

In addition to the productions, the festival will also include workshops and
readings of works in progress. These will continue after the festival with
the intention of developing projects for future festivals.

Granary Theatre & Studio
8 September – 4 October 2008
Booking: 021 490 4275
Or in person at Granary Box Office
Ticket Prices: €15 & €10 conc.

Festival Special Offer: €20 for two shows, €30 for three shows - special
offer tickets must be purchased in a single transaction.

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ART EXHIBITIONS
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Piedescalso Art Cafe invites you to

Tom Campbell
an exhibition of paintings & drawings

“I have been passionate about art since childhood. I think an artist
should be humble and always strive to make ‘better work’. Picasso said
that, ‘a painting is an act of war’. I like the passion in that
statement but I think art is an act of love and peace, an act that can
unite and inspire, unlike the destructive results of war. I am not so
interested in talking about the work I have made, I would prefer to
concentrate on the work I will make. I will be an artist until I die.”
http://www.tomcampbellart.com

Exhibition runs till end of August

Piedescalso Art Cafe
78 Thomas street
Dublin 8
Mon-Sat 10am-10pm

Many of you might already know that we are leaving Ireland at the end
of the month and will be passing on the cafe. This is our last opening
so do come and enjoy a glass of wine with us for this beautifully
inspiring occasion. We will be telling you more about the move in the
next week!

Come and enjoy!

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MUSIC GIGS
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Tango Sundays
From Sun 10 August at 8.30pm
At the Halfmoon Theatre

Sundays aren’t a day of rest for the hot blooded in our cool climate.
These evenings of “tango Nuevo” will feature professional dancers,
performances by a live three-piece band, and an open dance floor.

Admission: €18 Booking fee may apply
To get tickets:
ONLINE: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day! www.corkoperahouse.ie
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022 (SEE OPENING HOURS BELOW)
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City (SEE OPENING HOURS BELOW)

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Great new vocal harmony group..

THE LADYBUGS……

Tue 12th Aug,Crane lane Theatre..
8.30/€8

The LADYBUGS are a vocal group steeped in roots music. Blending
gospel, ol-time and blues they deliver a powerful mix of stunning
vocal harmonies and arrangements.

This concert will be a journey through roots music with some hair
curling acapella by Eileen Healy,Rachael Healy and Aideen Curtin.The
girls are joined by Yvonne Leahy on fiddle and Deirdra Frost on bass.

Eileen’s recently launched cd ‘Secret Smile’ is a collection of songs
arranged by her on guitar and fiddle featuring Aideen,Rachael and many
many more.

Get a taster at.. www.eileenhealy.net
(CRANE LANE..Phoenix St..off Pembroke St)

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WORK FOR ACTORS
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LOOKING FOR ACTORS

We are interested in recruiting actors/actresses and a Compere for a
street theatre style promotion in Cork. They will be required on
Saturday 23rd August 2008. (Further work is available).

Zara Neill
Carrot Promotions
zara@carrotpromotions.com

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SHORT FILM LOOKING FOR HELPERS & EXTRAS

We are planning to start shooting a short film beginning this Friday
the 8th and finishing by Tuesday the 12th.

If any of you are interested in helping out or being extras in the
scenes, please let us know. Also, you might have friends who are in
Dublin on these dates, who are interested — please have them contact
me on 0879415774. We need help with preparing food for everyone,
setting up locations, and help with whatever needs to be done.

Our locations are:
1. an apartment in Dublin City Centre
2. the Irish Bible Institute on Foley Street
3. henry street and moore street
4. phoenix park

If you would like to help please let me know your availability during
our shooting dates.

Thanks,

Claire O’Sullivan

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BALKAN BOHEMIA SEEKS PERORMANCE & VISUAL ARTISTS (CORK CITY)

From the makers of the über-successful concept night ‘Boutique
Burlesque’ (www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque), ‘Balkan Bohemia’ is a
brand new night in Cork City bringing you a boisterous carnival of
Klezmer & Gypsy music, dance, circus and theatre!

Taking place on September 17th in the Crane Lane Theatre, the
organizers are now looking for artists interested to showcase new work
on the night. Building on a reputation to feature as many as 25
performers (musicians, dancers, walkabout characters, comedians,
visual artists, circus freaks and other odd, peculiar, interesting or
spectacular shows & installations) on a single night, we are currently
on the hunt for fresh and suitable work to add to our crazy programme.

Do you have something you are working on? Does the gypsy/klezmer theme
inspire you? And would you like to test your
work/show/character/installation with a live audience? Please contact
Joya on balkanbohemia@gmail.com / 085 7770969 for information and
proposals.

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WORKSHOPS
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10-Day Intensive Clowning based technique Workshop in Vic, Spain
-ONE SPACE AVAILABLE DUE TO CANCELLATION !!!-

When: 2nd –14th September 2008 (10 days of training)
Where: The Actors Space ( - Vic (Barcelona)-).
How much: 650 €
What does this price include?: The price includes the fees for the
10-days of training + shared accommodation and all home-made
Mediterranean meals! (Food is gooooood!)

A bit about the course:

The teachers are Simon Edwards and Marian Masoliver. They both trained
with Jacques Le Coq in Paris and worked all around the world as
performers, directors and drama teachers.

‘THE CLOWN, The Secrets of Comedy and the art of the ridiculous’

The Clown makes us laugh but how? Some people seem to make us laugh
just by walking onto the stage but why? A ‘Master class’ in the art
of Comedy, led by Simon Edwards, teacher to some of today’s leading
international comic actors.

Working with each actor’s personal comic presence, we begin to
understand and develop comic action and timing. We will be working
with:

1- Comic presence (finding your own Clown)
2- The smallest mask in the world (the red nose)
3- Comic action and timing
4- The flop, fiasco and cascade
5- Comic relationships (solos, duos and trios)
6- Numeros (circus, cabaret)
7- Theatre Clown
8- Clown on Camera
9- Comic Creation

This workshop offers an intensive training and comic creation where
the actor discovers his or her own personal ridiculousness.

Where?: The Actors Space ( - Vic (Barcelona)-). The Actors Space is
located in a place of outstanding natural beauty, right in the heart
of the Catalan countryside only one hour from Barcelona. The workshop
takes place in a 16th century farmhouse, which holds accommodation for
up to 20 people. The main barn has been converted into a large studio,
this is where most of the workshop sessions happen. (Its a BEAUTIFUL
PLACE believe you me!).

If you are interested in participating in this workshop or want more
information, please contact Marcus Bale ASAP at:

Email: marcusbale@gmail.com
Phone: 086-3173543

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PROJECTS
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Meridian & Granary Theatre Presents:

Blood And Bandage: A Festival Of New Theatre Made In Cork

The Granary Theatre and Meridian Theatre Company are launching the
first annual festival of new theatre created in Cork this September.
Based in the Granary it will feature three productions, Thailand by
Brian Desmond and Mairtin de Cogain, Beaten by Ailis Ni Riain and
There Are Little Kingdoms, Kevin Barry’s adaptation of his
award-winning book.

Alongside the productions, the festival will feature four three-day
workshops in which new scripts, new kinds of performance, new ideas of
all kinds will be tried out. The festival directors, Tony McCleane-Fay
and Johnny Hanrahan are keen to hear from anyone who has a piece of
work they would like to develop. Whether it’s a script, a situation, a
story, a dance sequence or an idea that’s been floating around your
brain for a while they would like to hear about it and help you to do
something positive about it.

The workshops are the first step towards an ongoing new works
programme, which will support new ideas and ideally generate work for
future festivals. Please forward this information to anyone you think
may be interested. Deadline for receipt of proposals (by email only,
please) is Monday 18th August. We will contact successful applicants
by Friday 22nd August.

CONTACT

Carmel O’Leary
Company Development Manager
Meridian Theatre Company
021 4276837
info@meridiantheatre.com
oleary.carmel@gmail.com

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