LET’S TRY SWINGIN’
Presented as part of The Dublin Fringe Festival
Meet Lily and Jim, Tadgh and Flora - two couples dipping their toes into swinging for the first time, though no one will admit it. Behind monogamy's closed doors, they navigate sexual frustration and the messy, unsexy reality of human relationships. This comedy explores the unwritten rules of swinging: talk first or dive in? Eat before or after? Why is there a pineapple on the door? With wine chilling, quiche in the oven, and Rennies at the ready, what could possibly go wrong?
Run Time: 70 minutes
Written by Leo Hanna
Directed by Finbarr Doyle
Cast Emma Dargan-Reid
Anne O’Riordan
Barry Simpson
Ben Waddell
Set & Lighting Design Iris Liange
Sound Design Andrew Kerr
Stage Manager Dee Finn
Producer Oonagh Wall
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Touring Dates: COMING SOON
Supported by The Lir Academy
Developed as part of Scene and Heard 2024
THE PRIDE
Presented as part of The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2024
Set in two times, the UK in the 1950s and the 2000s, The Pride charts the struggles and seismic changes in attitudes to sexuality that have taken place over 50 years in Britain. The Guardian says “Campbell's play is a work of art that juxtaposes scenes from the repressive 1950s with others from the more liberated, but still imperfect, present”. The past’s tortuous emotional triangle: ‘Philip’, an estate agent married to ‘Sylvia’ but is attracted to ‘Oliver’. In the present, the names are the same, but the characters are different.
Times change, attitudes change but do people really change?
Contains depiction of sexual assault and derogatory language.
Run Time: 2 hours with a 15 minute interval.
Written by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Directed by Emma Dargan-Reid
Cast Benedict Landsbert-Noon
Barry Simpson
Amy Kidd
Ben Waddell
Set & Lighting Design Iris Liange
Sound Design Chris Merton
Costume Design Fiona Ryan
Producer Oonagh Wall
Image by Cristhian Nelson
Image Design by Maebh McManus
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Touring Dates: COMING SOON
VANISHING GRACE
For Grace, the World Irish Dancing Championships have been a life-long dream; a dream that’s about to become a reality. Join Grace as she bids goodbye to her Australian homeland and sets off to Dublin, Ireland to compete amongst the best of the best. Little does she know that her biggest competition… will be herself.
Written and performed by Emma Dargan-Reid
Directed by Amy Kidd
Dramaturg. Bryan Burroughs
Lighting Design Patrick Lehane
& Lucy Varley
Sound Design Laura Rainsford
Stage Manager Jennifer Aust
Lighting Operator Lucy Varley
Sound Operator John Norton
Producer Oonagh Wall
Images by Ste Murray
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Touring Dates: COMING SOON
WILD
Presented as part of The Brighton Fringe Festival 2021
Three sisters living entirely separate lives are united for their grandmother's funeral, where the disdain and distance between them become achingly apparent. In the sticky mess of grief, will they burn or rebuild their bridges?
WILD is an exciting new co-production from anseo|anois theatre and Rumble Theatre.
Written by Jenna Kamal
Directed by Erin Blackmore
Cast Felicity Green
Amy Kidd
Meadhbh Maxwell
Producer Oonagh Wall