Once more unto the breach, dear friends. We performed The World's Wife at Body and Soul in Meath (or Westmeath?) last weekend. It was a rose garden venue, the lights were provided by the sun and the blue sky, and our audience lounged on beanbags and cushions. There was the teensy-weensy drawback of two massive sound systems on nearby stages ... let's just say our throats had out-of-body experiences.
We have started rehearsals for our next lunchtime (well, from 4pm to 5pm) show at Kelly's (12th-16th July and 22nd & 23rd July). It's our own adaptation of a book called 'Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland' by a chap called Thomas Crofton Croker. Written way back in the 1830s it's a collection of folk tales and fairy tales from The Plain People of Ireland. The stories are simple and strong, archetypal and ancient, funny and ... (some other word starting with f?)... forthright. We play English scholars (think Robin Flower, Sygne et al )and Irish peasants (you know yourself: Molly, Jack and all).
What splendid fun! And mighty craic!
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