Let's Do The Time Warp

'It's astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll...'

Yikes! Where has the time gone? Here's what we've been up to:

In December 2011 we had our FIFTH birthday. This probably prompted a lot of reminiscing and soul-searching, but hey, that was over a year ago, so who remembers THAT?!

In March 2012 we took Grenades to Bewleys in Dublin. A three week slog in the Big Smoke that deserves a whole post to itself but hey, that was nearly a year ago, so who remembers THAT?!

(Caroline Lynch in Darwin, A Life in Poems. Photo by Boyd Challenger)

DARWIN, A Life in Poems

Next up on the list of Been There-Done That is Darwin, A Life in Poems at the Cuirt International Festival of Literature in April 2012. This is most memorable for a rising feeling of nausea, but only because the actor was pregnant. The play was a stage adaptation of Ruth Padel's beautiful book of poems about her great-great grandfather and the grand-daddy of evolution, Charles Darwin. The writer herself was at Cuirt and it was our great pleasure and intense nervousness to welcome her to a performance of the show. She loved it!

Grace Kiely as Millie in The Mai

THE MAI

In August 2012 we returned to the main stage of the Town Hall with The Mai by Marina Carr. The cast was Siobhán Donnellan, Helen Gregg, Grace Kiely, Caroline Lynch, Liam O'Brien, Frieda McGrath, Mary McHugh and Margaret O'Sullivan.

It was directed by Róisín Stack and produced by Emma O'Grady. Lighting Design was by Mike O'Halloran and the Musical Director & Composer who coaxed some miraculous cello playing out of us was Béibhinn O'Connor. In this show there was not one, but two actors concealing baby bumps beneath the carefully designed costumes of multi-talented Miriam Donohue. Thanks Miriam!

We have recently received the happy news that Grace has been nominated for the Irish Times Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actress for her role as Millie. Fingers crossed!

We're nearly caught up with ourselves now...

FACE LICKER COME HOME

The final show of 2012 came hot on the heels of The Mai. In October, as part of the Galway Theatre Festival, we staged Face Licker Come Home by Rita Ann Higgins. This one woman show, originally performed in the early 90s, was beautifully played by Zita Monahan and the set was brilliantly designed by Lisa Smyth.