Bulletin of Plays and Drama Workshops 12/11/07!!
November 15th, 2007 by MarcusHere is another bulletin with information about upcoming plays and events which might be of interest for you. Also there are quite a lot of workshops (including our own Snatch Improv Workshops at the Triskel) for those of you who want to give it a go for the first time and also for those of you professionals performers who want to keep practicing. Hope you find this bulletin useful!
If you have any notices that you want me to post in the bulletin, please send me an email (try at least to send it two weeks before the event), and I will post it.
Best wishes,
Marcus
Snatch Comedy & Triskel Arts Centre
bring you the following Improv drop-in workshops:
ALL WORKSHOPS AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork)
The dates that we are holding the workshops are:
Saturday 17th of November
Saturday 24th of November
Saturday 8th of December
Saturday 15th of December
- All workshops from 12.30pm - 2pm
- The cost of the workshops is 10 euro. (6 euro concession).
- All workshops suitable for teenagers and adults - All levels welcome -
“Come along to learn Improvisation techniques, tought to you by Snatch Comedy! The troupe has been winning over audiences throughout Ireland for 5 years. During this time they have created and performed in Ireland and abroad numerous residencies with their famous improv show, radio show, improv in schools, street improv, ImprovMatches, comedy quiz, corporate events and even original sketch shows and theatre plays.
Come and experience up close and personal, the hilarious rollercoaster that is Snatch. Through exercises and games, you will learn about team work, build your skills and self-confidence and develop your own thrilling exploration of spontaneity and physical imagination.”
Teachers: Adrian Scanlan, Damian Punch, Cathal Carroll and Marcus Bale (All above teachers are members of Snatch Comedy)
For further information:
Contact: info@snatchcomedy.com or marcusbale@gmail.com - You can also check our website: www.snatchcomedy.com
ALL WORKSHOPS AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork).
To secure a place at any of these workshops:
By Email: contact info@snatchcomedy.com - marcusbale@gmail.com
By TXT: txt to 0863173543 with your name in the text
Personally: Just show up on the day at The Triskel Arts Centre!
Come and enjoy!!
The Snatch Team
Spread the word and see you there!!!!
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Cork Opera House and Cyclone Theatre Company present
Romeo & Juliet @ the Half Moon Theatre
Directed by Peadar Donohoe
Shakespeare’s coming to town with guns blazing! Set in the wild, wild west of 1846, the feud between the Capulets and Montagues is given a comedic spin, cowboy-style, with chaps, spurs and ten-gallon hats. Fast-paced, funny yet faithful.
Cast: Paula McGlinchey, Sean McNally, Shane Casey, Damian Punch & Marcus Bale
Teachers and critics alike praised this production when it ran in the Half Moon Theatre in March 2007:
“Fresh, funny and contemporary…never strays too far from Shakespeare’s emotional core” – Irish Times
“Fantastic… a great, fresh look at Romeo and Juliet” – RTE
“You’ll give it a standing ovation” – Evening Echo
“Brilliant…this raucous romp was an indicator of how inspiring and relevant theatre can be - when it’s done right” — Cork Independent
“Teenagers thoroughly enjoyed the comedic take” – Irish Examiner
MANY PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT – RING BOX OFFICE TO CHECK AVAILABILITY
Book Online
Tickets: €15 plus €2.50 booking fee (school groups exempt)
YOU CAN BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON
ONLINE: www.corkoperahouse.ie
* 7 days a week, 24 hours a day! Just click here and select Buy Tickets – couldn’t be simpler!
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
Lines Open:
* Mon-Sat: 9am-7pm (6pm on non-performance nights)
* Sundays & Bank Holidays: 6pm-9pm
* closed on non-performance nights
* All internet and telephone bookings are subject to a handling fee per ticket.
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City
Opening Hours:
* Mon-Sat: 9am-8.30pm (5.30pm on non-performance nights)
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Also, from Cork Opera House and Cyclone Theatre Company present
The Merchant of Venice @ the Half Moon Theatre
Some Shakespeare scholars say The Merchant of Venice was written as a comedy. Building on that idea — and on the success of Romeo & Juliet – director Peadar Donohoe brings the same cast to this production set in 16th century Venice. This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen it, complete with pie fights, clowning characters, and a slapstick style brimming with zany comedic energy.
Cast: Paula McGlinchey, Sean McNally, Shane Casey, Damian Punch & Marcus Bale
All tickets, €15. Running time, 90 minutes with no interval.
Tue 4 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Wed 5 Dec at 10:30am
Thu 6 Dec at 10:30am and 8:30pm
Fri 7 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Tue 11 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Wed 12 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Thu 13 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Fri 14 Dec at 10:30am and 1:30pm
MANY PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT – RING BOX OFFICE TO CHECK AVAILABILITY
Tickets: €15 plus €2.50 booking fee (school groups exempt)
YOU CAN BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON
ONLINE: www.corkoperahouse.ie
* 7 days a week, 24 hours a day! Just click here and select Buy Tickets – couldn’t be simpler!
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
Lines Open:
* Mon-Sat: 9am-7pm (6pm on non-performance nights)
* Sundays & Bank Holidays: 6pm-9pm
* closed on non-performance nights
* All internet and telephone bookings are subject to a handling fee per ticket.
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City
Opening Hours:
* Mon-Sat: 9am-8.30pm (5.30pm on non-performance nights)
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Juno And the Paycock by Sean O’ Casey directed by Tony Cieran of the Kinsale Rampart Players
Where: Kinsale Town Hall (The Old Courthouse)
When: Thursday the 15th of November the play opens. The run consists of 6 nights, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Thurs, Fri, Sat. 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th of November.
How Much: Tickets are priced @ €12 each, including a complimentary glass of wine!
Where to book: Tickets are on sale at BOLANDS newsagents in Kinsale.
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CIT ARTSFEST
Monday 19th November
CIT Cork School of Music and Department of Social and General Studies present the workshop production of
Suicide Notes
Written and Directed by Peadar Donohoe
Five regulars meet in The Heaven Bar and come up with a plan to publish tips on how to write a good suicide note. Their aspirations
for a quick 15 minutes of “Fame” are dashed when their light-hearted approach to taking one’s life is confronted with genuine despair. Funny, heartfelt and emotional, Suicide Notes will be a memorable theatrical event.
This event is 16’s +
The 5pm performance will be followed by a post-show discussion with experts from the Medical and Social professions.
Rory Gallagher Theatre 5pm FREE,
Rory Gallagher Theatre 8pm €10/€5
Tuesday 20th November
A Play on Two Chairs by Michael West directed by Darragh McKeon
“delightful, lively, very funny and very fast. Go see it!” www.Prague.tv
A PLAY ON TWO CHAIRS by Irish playwright Michael West (Corn Exchange) is a comic exploration of the peaks and pitfalls of modern love featuring two actors and two chairs. It is a story about a strange, co-dependent, bewitched couple who are trying to understand what modern love is all about. An engaging piece of physical comedy, the play probes the ambiguities of how couples interact by watching a love affair between a man and a woman, evolve, unfold, develop, collapse, and evolve again — all through the outrageous use of two ordinary kitchen chairs.
Directed by Darragh McKeon (Rough Magic Theatre Company SEEDS Director) and featuring Joanne Mitchell and Jaimie Carswell (graduates of the Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre, Paris) expect a hilarious, bizarre, and life-affirming comic escapade that will change they way you look at your furniture forever.
Rory Gallagher Theatre 1pm, 7pm €5
ALSO: Mangiare will also give a FREE physical theatre Workshop from 1-2pm on Wednesday the 21st.
Thursday 22nd November
Mr Punch
is a new one man show featuring magic, puppetry and gags aplenty. Jimmy Horgan is a Punch-and-Judy man who is determined to perform his new puppet show in the local Convent School Hall, and nothing and/or nobody is going to stop him! His journey takes him through some of the characters and bizarre situations you could only meet in a small town in West Cork.
Written by and starring Dominic Moore of RTE’s ‘Sattitude’ and directed by Tina Pisco, ‘Mr. Punch’ is a dark, edgy comedy suitable
for adults and children over 12. www.bebo.com/mrpunchshow
Rory Gallagher Theatre 1pm €3
Please see our website www.cit.ie/artsfest for more information
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The Corn Exchange is pleased to announce an Open Commedia Workshop for actors which will take place in December.
The Workshop will be led by Annie Ryan, artistic director of The Corn Exchange.
Open Commedia Workshop for New & Experienced Players
Venue: Leinster Cricket Club, Rathmines
Date: 10am - 5pm, Monday 3rd - Thursday 6th December.
Cost: €140*
For: Professional actors who are interested in learning the basics of The Corn Exchange Commedia dell’Arte style and those who have completed our workshops before and who would like to further explore the style.
About Commedia dell’Arte
Commedia dell’Arte is a deeply physical and percussive improvisational style of theatre that goes deep into the core of a story, explodes it from the inside and presents it in a show of grotesque fun and heartfelt intensity. The style is at once extreme and truthful, tragic and deeply funny. Over the past ten years, The Corn Exchange’s evolving, renegade take on Commedia has invigorated actors and dancers working in the sector, while exciting audiences at home and abroad.
This workshop explores physical approaches to creating characters, mask work, ensemble play and improvisation. Always exhilarating, it deeply challenges the multi-layered tasks and skills of the actor.
How to apply:
For anyone interested in any of these workshops please apply by email a with brief cv / description of experience to info@cornexchange.ie. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 20th November, 2007. For more information please contact Eva at The Corn Exchange at (01) 679 6444 or email info@cornexchange.ie.
Please note that places at the Workshops are strictly limited to 15 and submission of details does not guarantee a place on the programme. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 23rd November.
*Payment in full required from successful applicants by Thursday 29th November to secure place. Payments can be made by cheque, cash or postal order.
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November 16th, 2007 at 9:57 am
These bulletins seem more appropriate for a news letter than for blog postings. Firstly, they’re way too long, perhaps consider paraphrasing, or just pointing out a few highlights.
Secondly, you’re targeting such a small niche (Cork actors/ theatre goers) that again, the form of an emailed newsletter would be more appropriate. This site is read by people from all walks of life, all over the world, not just Cork actors.
Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with the occasional promotion or review of something local. Reading someone’s insights into any art form can have universal relevance, but I don’t get any sense of the broader audience even being slightly considered here.
Like many people, I use an RSS reader to access the site, so I don’t just get the first couple of paragraphs, I get the whole shebang to scroll through.
If blogging is the best way to get this content out there, then it might be worth considering setting up a specific Cork actors blog. Then the bifsniff post could be a simple “Hey Guys Marcus here, I’ve just posted a new bulletin over on the Cork actors blog. This month’s highlights include: Some great workshops at the Triskel, and what is anticipated to be an excellent production of ‘The Merchant of Venice; at the half moon club. Click through for more.”
I hope this is taken in the spirit intended, which is basically a couple of friendly pointers.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Hey Em,
I invited Marcus to post the bulletins here - it is indeed a newsletter which gets replicated here… I like the idea of having some specific local niche content on the site… I take what your saying, but just wanted to make it clear that it was very much at my request that the posts were being made!
Anyone else any views on this?
November 16th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Yeah, it came across as more of a rant than I intended, but I’d still stand by the gist of what I said.
I really don’t have a problem with local niche content, it’s just the format that I think is inappropriate for this blog.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
As you say Em, unfortunately, the target of a bulletin of plays in Ireland is considered a ’small niche’. As Frank says in his message, this is actually a newsletter that goes to a lot of people from all walks of life, the only thing they all share is the fact they like to go to the theatre every now and then. I would like to imagine that most people out there might be interested in going to the theatre every now and then. That’s why I was happy to accept Frank’s invitation to post the bulletin in this blog. I think that theatre is an art form in Ireland extremely underpreciated, and the numbers of theatre goers are not many. This is bulletin is my small contribution towards a broadening of this small public.
I have another newsletter which I send to actors. There I include notices of workshops and auditions and castings. I also post that in Biffsniff, since Frank asked me to. I do understand that those bulletins in particular might be too specific. Maybe I should talk to Frank and arrange something different for those. Sometimes, like in the case of this last bulletin here that you read, I merge the information when there’s only a few notices for each of the two bulletins separately.
I hope this is useful, and thanks for your comments.
November 22nd, 2007 at 9:35 am
Hey, Marcus,
Sorry I haven’t had the chance to respond sooner. I appreciate you taking the time to detail your motivation and rationale.
Having taken on board your comments, I can see why you’re posting the bulletins and see a value in doing that. I think however it might be worth considering separating them out from each other. You could have a reasonably succinct editorialised overview of the theatre happenings and events for the general public. And in addition to this have the more detailed workshops and events postings targeted at actors.
By bundling the two together, I think it makes the information less accessible for non-actors. Anyway, it’s just my opinion, and I wont be in the least bit offended if you’re perfectly happy with what you’re doing at the moment, and choose to continue doing it.