More people in freezers? Dark rural Ireland intrigue…
June 25th, 2007 by Frank
A chilling tale of love death and despair in rural Ireland over a forty year period.
Opening TODAY (Monday the 25th), and running until Saturday: ‘They never Froze Walt Disney’ by Jody O’Neill.
I think, and hope, that this might prove to be a show everyone will be talking about at the Cork Midsummer Festival. I think that because I read the script a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was fucking brilliant.
Funny and poignant, dark and yet light hearted, the writing is really tight and the story unfolds beautifully. Also the two performers (Jody O’Neill and John McCarthy) are excellent actors, and though I personally haven’t seen Jack Healy direct before he is extremely well known in the Cork theatre scene, and I have a lot of respect for him from acting with him and attending his workshops.
And I hope it will be a show everyone talks about because I know Jack, Jody and John very well and I know they deserve for this play to be a huge success. And it’s stage managed by our very own Eoin!
According to the Theatermaker’s website this is “A compelling, witty and often moving piece, ‘They Never Froze Walt Disney’ flashes between the early stages of Marie and Paudie’s relationship and the unusual circumstances under which they encounter one another again, many years later”.
I highly recommend going to see this show – I have already booked for two performances! Oh, and I designed the poster
(above) and programme.
Lunchtime Theatre
They never Froze Walt Disney. by Jody O’Neill.
Unitarian Church. (Beside English Market) Princes St. at 1pm. (Running Time 45 mins approx)
June 25th – 30th.
Book now: Midsummer Festival Box Office (021) 4274077 or online at festivalbooking.net
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June 25th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Can I just point out that I didn’t become stage manager until after I wrote this. I wasn’t keeping it a secret or anything!
Right, well I’ve seen the full play 6 times now and I still love it. Everyone should go to see it. I promise you won’t regret it if you do and that you will if you don’t.
You don’t want a life of regrets now do you…do you?
June 25th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
[...] And it gets higher! Just opened in the Unitarian Church is They Never Froze Walt Disney . John McCarthy is in it. It’s a really excellent show, and an absolute steal at 10 euro (8 euro conc.) Lunchtimes 1 til 2.10 . Catch it while you can! [...]
December 27th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
[...] Designed by myself. Very different to the poster/flyer I designed for the first run of this great play. [...]