Thursday 9th - Saturday 11th February, 2012 @ 7.30pm

The Lasher Theatre Company present

'The Tragical Historie of Prince Hamlet of Denmark'

by William Shakespeare

The Lasher Theatre Company was founded in 2011 with the idea of re-legitimizing theatre with youth and enthusiasm. We are a gathering of like-minded artists for whom the theatre is not a place of business but an empty space which is our task to fill with fury, ecstasy and revolution. Our first production is 'The Tragical Historie of Prince Hamlet of Denmark'.

The Lasher Theatre Company was established to revitalise the telling of Shakespeare's classic tales for a modern audience. Our artistic vision is to re-invent the conventional figure of Hamlet in the audience's imagination and to attempt to bring to life the universal themes of love, family, death and betrayal that are ever present in the human condition.

Ticket Prices: €12, Conc. €10

Sunday 19th February @ 8pm - ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Orchard Theatre Company present

'Bouncers'
by John Godber

Directed by Simon Thompson

Featuring  Stefan Barry, David Collins, Zeb Moore and Pius McGrath

Bursting with imagination and wit and presented by just four actors, Bouncers is an outrageous and hilarious parody of the nightclub scene. The four brutish bouncers of the title portray over twenty different characters as we are invited for a night out on the town. We see them as giggly girls and lads on the make preparing for the big night out as we follow their progress to the dance floor. There, we also meet an entire cross-section of revelers, including Hooray Henrys, pogoing punks and drunken slobs! The evening's events are set against the tatty glitzy glamour, flashing lights and pulsating beat of the nightclub scene.

See the trailer on YouTube... click here

Ticket Prices: €15, Conc. €12

Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th February @ 8pm

TrueWest Theatre present

'Mary Motorhead'

by Mark O'Halloran

Directed by Rae Visser

After it’s sold-out and critically acclaimed run at Bewleys Café Theatre in Dublin, Galway based theatre company ‘TrueWest’ are delighted to present ‘Mary Motorhead’ by the award-winning writer Mark O'Halloran (Garage, Adam and Paul),
starring Cora Fenton.

Using specially commissioned film, sound and music alongside Mark’s wonderfully poetic script and a passionate and studied performance from Cora Fenton, ‘Mary Motorhead’ will captivate and entertain its audience.

Mary ‘Motorhead’ is in prison. She lies on her bed reading, while scenes of the outdoor world as seen from the window of a car are projected onto the wall behind her. She is doing six years for stabbing her husband, Red, in the head with a knife.

History is invention, she tells us, a story made up based on sometimes scant knowledge of the available facts. Each of us has a known history and a secret one. The secret history, she explains, is what really happened – what was going on inside – something that regular history, or reportage, or maybe representation, can never really know. So, Mary invites us to hear her secret history, and in hearing it, we might understand why she stabbed her husband in the head.

“Delivered with precision and conviction by Cora Fenton” - Harvey O Kane, Irish Theatre Magazine.

“Mary Motorhead is a solidly observed tragic-comic monologue performed well and telling a good, realist story” - Harvey O Kane, ITM.

“This play nourished my soul” - Kevin McAleer, The View, RTE

“What about Cora Fenton? Wow!” - John Kelly, The View, RTE.

Ticket Prices: €12, Conc. €10

Thursday 8th - Saturday 10th March, 2012 @ 7.30pm

Cork Arts Theatre presents

'I ♥ The Bard'

Student Shakespeare Competition

The Cork Arts Theatre is launching the 2012 student Shakespeare competition
“I ♥ The Bard” which will run from the 8th to 10th March, 2012 from 7.30 pm nightly.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to not only perform on stage but also fundraise for their school. Each school will be allocated 20 tickets at €10 each. The money raised from these 20 tickets will go directly to your school.

We are encouraging the students to be as creative and inventive as possible in their production. The choice of play is entirely up to the school and does not necessarily need to be on the current syllabus. The competition is open to Junior and Senior cycle students.

Marketing and advertising is a vital part of theatre production, to this end students must also design their own poster advertising their production. They are also free to create their own trailer which will be uploaded to our Youtube account.

For more information and an entry form please contact Claire at 021 4505624 or by email at info@corkartstheatre.com

Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 31st January, 2012