It's back to earth with a bang today after leaving my comfortable bubble of the theatre world. I was part of Sligo Acts at the Hawk's Well Theatre. Basically around 40 members of the public signed up to be part of a stage show. After around 16 hours of rehearsals we produced an evening of... Continue Reading →
Sligo Acts
I went along to the Hawk's Well Theatre yesterday for the introduction to Sligo Acts. This is a great new project by the theatre to give members of a public a chance to appear on stage. It's open to all so there were people who had acting experience and people who were beginners. I was... Continue Reading →
A Library Full of Stories
Yesterday was our end of year play at the ETB drama course I attend. 'A Library Full of Stories' was written by us all and was great fun to be part of. I love drama it's my third year of doing this class. We meet every Wednesday morning and just have the best time. It's... Continue Reading →
Spirit of the Rising
Calry Drama are delighted to present a special dramatic production “Spirit of the Rising” for the centenary celebration of 1916. It will be held in the Arts Space in Hazelwood Estate, on Wednesday 23rd March at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are strictly limited for this one-night-only production. The story highlights the struggle for Irish freedom, encapsulating... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Birthday
So another year came and went bringing with it more wrinkles and grey hair but never mind. I was meant to blog about it way before now but between running the Ireland Twitter account and life - and procrastinating I didn't get around to it. Lucy and I headed to Dublin for the day. The Perfect... Continue Reading →
Requiem for Julie
Last night Lucy and I went along to see Requiem for Julie by Sean Purcell at the Hawk's Well Theatre. This musical was unlike anything I've seen before. It told the story of teenager Julie and her struggles to cope with life. I'm not going to tell you too much about the story because if... Continue Reading →
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