PALER, STILL
by Oonagh Wall
Set in a near-future Ireland where the Western World has eaten itself into anonymity and another Great Recession, Paler, Still is a new dramatic-comedy centered around two childhood friends. After Aisling suffers a mental breakdown, Liam brings her across the newly established border that separates the Greater Dublin Region from the rest of the country. In this abandoned hotel deep in Tipperary she can heal, convalesce and recuperate. However, old tensions simmer under the surface of this idealised place.
Paler, Still explores the nature of capitalist society, the value of culture, and the cost of the rural-urban divide.
Developed with support from Fishamble’s New Play Clinic and Tipperary County Council.
Written by Oonagh Wall
Directed by Eftychia Spyridaki
Cast: Amy Kidd and Éanna Grogan
Fight Co-ordinator Ciaran O’Grady
Set/Costume Designer Iris Liange
Lighting Designer Matthew McGowan
Sound Designer/Operator Katya Solomatina
Stage Manager Hazel Clifford
Lighting Operator Lucy Varley
Featuring the voice of: Liam Bixby
Images by Katya Solomatina and Maebh McManus
WILD
by Jenna Kamal
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, presented as part of Brighton Fringe 2022.
Directed by Erin Blackmore
Featuring: Felicity Green
Amy Kidd
Meadhbh Maxwell
KNACKERED
by Oonagh Wall
The small village of Dunabree is a peaceful place.
The people here are harmless, sure in a tight-knit community like this one you have to look out for your own. Peaceful law-abiding people who wouldn't hurt a fly, who know their place, who toe the line. A criminal investigation has no place here, surely…
But who knows what happened at Kelly's pub that night, and who'll be the first to tell?
KNACKERED was presented as part of the StageOnScreen Festival (SOS Fest) by The Main Theatre (LA, USA). Originally written for the stage, this production was adapted for Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Directed by Katie O’Halloran
Featuring: Amy Kidd
Éanna Grogan
BLOOPERS FROM KNACKERED @ SOS FEST
Because everyone loves a blooper reel…
KEEPING VIGIL
by Oonagh Wall
Death is life’s inevitably fatal conclusion.
In the process of tearing us apart does death still possess the power to bring us back together?
Three old friends are reunited in their rural Irish hometown on the eve of a funeral.
Within the Irish Catholic tradition, the night before the funeral, selected members of the family must stay awake during the night to keep watch over the body.
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With self-conscious introspection and acerbic wit, Keeping Vigil explores the intertwined nature of death and tradition which still permeates rural Ireland today.
Starring: Adam Richardson
Amy Kidd
Éanna Grogan
Presented as part of Online@theSpaceUk
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“I’ve grown accustomed to the tricks and traps of theatre made for digital consumption, but I find anseo|anois‘s manipulation of the form particularly impressive.”
“Oonagh Wall’s script laces the bittersweet reunion of three childhood chums with poignant subtleties and familiar miscommunications.”
“Excellently cast. The comfort and chemistry between Amy Kidd, Éanna Grogan, and Adam Richardson sustain the magic of Keeping Vigil.”
Keeping Vigil by Oonagh Wall
Éanna Grogan, Amy Kidd and Adam Richardson
Adam Richardson as Pidge, Amy Kidd as Neesh
Éanna Grogan as Ardan
Actors Amy Kidd and Éanna Grogan with director Jack Reardon
Éanna Grogan in development for Paler, Still
Amy Kidd in development for Paler, Still
Paler, Still - a new play by Oonagh Wall
Director Jack Reardon with actors Éanna Grogan and Amy Kidd
Director Jack Reardon with actors Éanna Grogan and Amy Kidd