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 16th
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 CountyOffaly. 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 TrinityCollege,
Dublin, and is
a member of Aosdána. She has won many awards for her work including, the E. M.
Forster Award from the AmericanAcademy 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 16th for ten nights only.
28th April – 2nd
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
12th May – 17th
May
Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
The Cork
Shakespearean Co.
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
@
The
Cork Arts Theatre,
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th
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.
4th
- 7th June
“I
Love You You're Perfect Now Change.”
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!!!
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.
