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December 12, 2011 • watergate theatre

In A Theatre Near You

Coming Soon is the first exhibition of photography from Ross Costigan. And Ross Costigan is the guy who puts the Ross Costigan in Ross Costigan Photography.

I’ve worked with Ross on more projects than I’d care to mention since I was 17. I’m still working on projects with him. He’s an all rounder and a top man. I had the pleasure of being one of the subjects for Coming Soon, which as you may have guessed, is an exhibition of fake movie posters. Myself and Ken McGuire got to go Bad Boys for our poster which proves without doubt that some men do not look good in uniform. Just me. Ken looks great. (That’s me in the N above. I have Garda hair apparently)

It opened in the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny last Thursday night and the whole exhibition runs until January 13th. If you get a chance to see it, you really should. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen exhibited in the Watergate Theatre and it’s a really unique exhibition. Also, there may be some popcorn left. Get your sneak peek while you still can!

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May 31, 2011 • Uncategorized

The Revolution Has Been Youtubed

Over at Devious Theatre (where I’ve been spending most of my days this year) we just released a video peek at our first show of 2011 Scratcher.

Scratcher was the first part of our current In The Future When All’s Well season in Kilkenny Arts Office. I wrote it in 2010 when I wanted to do something short, sharp and angry and I ended up being very happy with the end result. It played Dublin and Kilkenny in February around the same time as the national elections so it ended up landing right at the perfect time to stage a play based on change and revolution. We were very lucky that it ended up playing at a time when people were just sick to death of bullshit really.

The video here mostly demonstrates our front of house set up which was done to mirror a dole office in a very heightened way and generally make our audience feel fairly uncomfortable. If you didn’t attend the play have a look see and if you did, maybe you can find yourself shuffling your feet and trying to get through the queue very quickly?

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April 11, 2011 • devious theatre, stage play

Shifting On…

We launched the trailer for Shifting this past weekend and here it is.

     

A lovely little montage of kisses and thought processes of the characters, it was directed by Paddy Dunne and written by the writer of the play itself, John Kennedy. It’s soundtracked by a version of Morrissey’s ‘I Know Very Well How I Got My Name’ as covered by our own Jessica Walsh.

I’ve been going overtime on the play the past few weeks as we approach the opening night. I’ve found myself directing a little less, writing notes a little more and generally trying to slot the final pieces into place without dropping anything, like a game of Buckaroo. To give a precautionary evaluation of how it’s going to be, I’d say it’s going to be great. Done. Tickets are starting to fly out and flu is spreading all around No. 76. It could be something to do with all the kissing in this video but I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt.

Shifting opens on April 18th and runs until April 23rd. All details can be found over at devioustheatre.com

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April 5, 2011 • devious theatre, devious+theatre, stage play, Uncategorized

The Shifting Posters

I’m currently directing, Shifting, the second part of Devious Theatre’s ‘In The Future When All’s Well’ series. The play is written by John Kennedy who has been working on it since the end of last year and throughout the first 3 months of our residency in Kilkenny Arts Office. It’s a funny, charming and bittersweet look at the inevitable intersection between your teenage years and adulthood. In fact, in terms of previous Devious Theatre plays I like to call this one our John Hughes. That’s kicking the hypometer up to a high point but fuck it, no harm in aiming high.

We’ve just released 3 individual character posters for Shifting as designed by Paddy Dunne, the magician behind all of our promo imagery. It’s basically 12 teenagers on a couch. What’s not to love?

Shifting plays in No. 76 John Street from April 18th – 23rd. Tickets are onsale in No. 76, online at DeviousTheatre.com or can be booked on 056 – 7794138. If anyone’s looking for discounts, the opening night is only €5!

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