Martin Sharry, Ireland
Playboyz
by Martin Sharry
Patrick wants to live and work in Ireland but he is African. He lands in a bar in the west and is offered a trial run – it is St.Patrick’s Day after all. Patrick’s survival depends upon the imagination of the locals.
Eventually, the drama gives way to something more surreal. The characters fade and the author’s relationship with his own father (who is dead) demands attention. Only then is integration possible and people are seen as people, hopefully.
Playboyz is a re-imagining of JM Synge’s Playboy of the Western World. Synge says ‘on the stage there must be joy, and there must be reality’. The Irish mix of the craic and the tragic continues but breaks from authority and tradition. This is a play about seeking asylum. It is a play about Irishness.
It stays true to the wild spirit of the original, in its questioning of the whole idea of transformation.
‘Things will get messy’.
Suitable for ages 16+
Contains strong language.
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Funded through an Arts Council Theatre Project Award.
Directed by Martin Sharry
Cast: Amy Conroy, Rebecca Guinnane, Kwaku Fortune,
Conor Madden, Pat McGrath, Solomon Osho
Costume and Set Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Design: Eoin Winning
Sound Design: Brendan Rehill
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Previews: Sept 27 & 28, 7.30pm
Dates: Sept 29, 7.30pm
Sept 30, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Oct 1, 2.30pm
Tickets: €14 – €20
Duration: Approx. 75 mins.
No Interval.
BOOK TICKETS
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Talking Theatre:
Sept 30, post-show (7.30pm).
With members of the company.
Iseult Golden and David Horan, Ireland
CLASS
‘Donna always sh*ts a brick – I mean, she gets all nervous – comin’ in here. It’s like she reverts.’
Brian and Donna’s son is nine years old, and he’s struggling. That’s what his teacher says. Says he should see a psychologist. But Brian and Donna – recently separated – never liked school, never liked teachers.
So are they going to trust this one?
And should they?
A parent-teacher meeting goes very, very wrong in CLASS – a new play about learning difficulties: in school, in life, wherever.
Created by theatre artists and screenwriting duo, Iseult Golden and David Horan, CLASS explores the complications and comedy when three adults find themselves back in class.
Supported by Dublin City Council.
Funded through an Arts Council Theatre Project Award.
Written and Directed by
Iseult Golden and David Horan
Cast: Stephen Jones, Sarah Morris and Will O’Connell
Set and Costume Design: Maree Kearns
Lighting Design: Kevin Smith
Dates: Oct 3–6 & 10–13, 7.30pm
Oct 7 & 14, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Oct 8, 2.30pm
Tickets: €14 – €20
Duration: Approx. 75 mins.
No interval.
BOOK TICKETS
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Talking Theatre:
Oct 8, post-show.
With members of the company.
Cast and Creatives
Iseult Golden
Writer / Director (CLASS)
David Horan
Writer / Director (CLASS)
Stephen Jones
Cast (CLASS)
Sarah Morris
Cast (CLASS)
Will O’Connell
Cast (CLASS)
Maree Kearns
Set / Costume Design (CLASS)
Kevin Smith
Lighting Design (CLASS)
Martin Sharry
Director (Playboyz)
Deirdre Dwyer
Costume / Set Design (Playboyz)
Eoin Winning
Lighting Design (Playboyz)
Brendan Rehill
Sound Design (Playboyz)
Amy Conroy
Cast [Playboyz]
Rebecca Guinnane
Cast [Playboyz]
Kwaku Fortune,
Cast [Playboyz]
Conor Madden
Cast [Playboyz]
Pat McGrath
Cast [Playboyz]
Solomon Osho
