CORK PREMIERE

THREE IN ONE PRESENT BY THE BOG OF CATS BY MARINA CARR

16 – 26 APRIL 2008

 

 

Three in One Theatre Company presents the Cork premiere of leading Irish playwright Marina Carr’s By The Bog of Cats at the Cork Arts Theatre (CAT Club) from the 16^th April for a limited run only. Tickets are on sale now from the Theatre box office from €12 call 021 4505624

Set in the mysterious landscape of the bogs of rural Ireland, Carr's lyrical and timeless play tells the story of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller with a deep and unearthly connection to her land. Tormented by the memory of a mother who deserted her, Hester is once again betrayed, this time by the father of her child, the man she loves. On the brink of despair, she embarks on a terrible journey of vengeance as the secrets of her tangled history are revealed. Forgiveness, vengeance and disparate forces figure in the tangled history embodied in this powerful drama as it makes its way through heartbreak and, occasionally, hilarity, and its secrets unfold towards its tragic conclusion.

By the Bog of Cats is directed by Maureen O'Byrne who is well-known on the Cork amateur scene.   Among the many plays she has directed are "Living Quarters" by Brian Friel, "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill and "Belfry" by Billy Roche.   Her productions have won many prizes over the years on the amateur festival circuit.

 

This compelling midlands modern day drama stars some of Cork’s best known actors including Berna Gordon, Veronica Lee, Martin Blower, Michael Finn, Sean Healy and Alma Kickham to name a few.

Three in One Theatre Company has enjoyed many and varied successes over its 10 years plus in existence.  The company recently enjoyed a sell out success of Synge’s One Act plays The Tinker’s Wedding and In The Shadow of The Glen last November in The Cork Arts Theatre. Cork City of Culture theatre audiences will remember them for the original ‘James Joyce, a Dubliner in Cork’ written and directed by Three in One’s Michael Finn at the Everyman Palace which returned by popular demand the following summer, 2006.

Marina Carr (b. 1964) was raised in County Offaly. She graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in English and Philosophy. Carr has written eleven plays to date including The Mai, On Raftery’s Hill and Portia Coughlan. She has been Writer-in-Residence at the Abbey Theatre and Trinity College, Dublin, and is a member of Aosdána. She has won many awards for her work including, the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Don’t miss this dramatic and powerful Cork Premiere, Marina Carr’s By The Bog Of Cats at The Cork Arts Theatre this April from 16^th for ten nights only.

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28^th April – 2^nd May

Guys & Dolls

By Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows

Ashton School

Everything works out in the end, thanks to the machinations of Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling's hilarious, fast-paced book and Frank Loesser's bright, brassy, immortal score, which takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City. Funny and romantic, “Guys And Dolls” is ideal for audiences and performers of any age

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12^th May – 17^th May

 

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare

The Cork Shakespearean Co.

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24th and 25th May

CHATTYBOO PRODUCTIONS

 

The company who brought you Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’ and John B. Keane’s ‘Moll’  in 2007

 Presents

‘THE CHILDREN OF LIR’

The classic Irish Fairytale

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The Cork Arts Theatre,

Saturday 24^th and Sunday 25^th May

Two Shows Daily

2pm and 7pm

Suitable for Children of all ages

Tickets €8 adults €6 children/conc

021-4505624 for bookings

 

Starring a host of Cork performers Angela Newman, Damien Treacey, Marie O’Donovan, Keith Hackett and Sean McNally.

This Production of the Irish Legend consists of an original script, Music and Dance and promises to be a wonderful, colourful and lively show, which will wow and delight its audiences both the young and the young at heart.

Not To Be Missed.

I Love You You're Perfect Now Change is a comedic musical written by Joe Di Pietro and Jimmy Robberts.

Off-Broadway's phenomenal longest-running musical celebrates the modern-day suburban mating game. Audiences fill the theatre with laughter as the cast explores the joys of dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws.

It is presented in the form of a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships. With few exceptions, the scenes stand independent of the others, but progress in a fashion designed to suggest an overall arc to relationships throughout the course of one's life.

The play's tagline is "Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit."

Additional productions of "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" have been mounted in more than 400 cities worldwide including Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, London, Tel Aviv, Mexico City, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Budapest, Sydney, Prague, Seoul, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Dublin, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Taipei.

Do Not Miss!!!

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10th-14th June

Journey Home

“Where you go I will go and where you stay I will stay.

Your people will be my people and your God my God”

Ruth 1:16

An epic tale and a true story, Journey Home brings us back through history to biblical times, where we find a family ravaged by famine, struck down by illness, torn apart by death.

All seems irrevocably lost for the survivors. Yet could the faith, loyalty and courage of two remaining women change destiny’s path? Is the darkest hour before the dawn? A poignant dramatisation of this ancient tale.

 Not to be missed.

Ticket prices €10 conc and €15 full price.

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