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Spring Production 2024 – Three One Act plays

Insight Theatre Group - Celbridge Posted on March 29, 2024 by adminMarch 29, 2024  

Insight Theatre, Celbridge are well into rehearsals for their Spring production, where they will present us with three one act plays;  “The Quiet Land”, “Bar and Ger” and “Centipede”

In “The Quiet Land” written by Celbridge based playwright Malachy McKenna, we meet Eamonn and Nashee, two elderly farmers, old friends, old rivals, old neighbours.  They meet at a gate on a remote hillside and their conversation is of a gentler time but there’s nothing gentle about today’s conversation.  The Quiet Land is a celebration of the humour, resilience and endearing innocence of an exiled generation as it struggles to survive in the isolated rural Ireland of today. It is Malachy McKenna’s heartfelt tribute to a rare breed of forgotten men who live a long way in off the road.   The director is Joe Canavan and the two men are played by Bill Elliffe and Brendan O’Sullivan.

Bar and Ger was written by Irish playwright, Geraldine Aron who was born in Galway but has lived in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and now lives in London.  The play is the tender, simple autobiographical story of the relationship between a sister (Ger, the author) and her younger brother Barry.  Their story unfolds as the play progresses and through episodic flashes of dialogue they age while looking back.  We watch them grow through short snapshots of their lives as children through to young adults.  The play is directed by Camilla Pedersen and features Cathal Hayes and  Rachel Butler

Our third play is Centipede written by our very own Frank Houlihan.  In this play we find sisters Nancy and Mary sitting in their kitchen waiting for the phone which might or might not ring.  Although it seems like a simple conversation where the sisters agree and disagree about various events in their past, it soon becomes obvious that Nancy and Mary share a dark secret which is slowly revealed leading to a climactic outcome.  The director is Brendan O’Sullivan and features Breda Donnellan and Helena Stout as the sisters.  The is performed by kind permission of Drama League of Ireland CLG

The show runs from Wed Apr 10th  to Sat Apr 13th  and Tue Apr 16th to Sat Apr 20th @ 8pm in The Kildrought Lounge, Celbridge.  Tickets €10 / €8.  To book tickets, send a text to 089 2694894 or email: insightcelbridge@gmail.com,  stating your name,  date and number of tickets required. 

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Spring Production 2023

Insight Theatre Group - Celbridge Posted on May 15, 2023 by adminMay 18, 2023  

We will be staging Thornton Wilders classic play “Our Town” which runs from  Wed May 31st to Sat June 3rd and Mon June 5th to Friday June 9th @ 8pm in The Kildrought Lounge.  To book tickets, send a text to 089 2694894 or email: insightcelbridge@gmail.com,  stating date and number of tickets required.  Tickets (€10 / €8).

“Our Town” has become one of the most popularly produced plays of the twentieth century. It is quite possible that on almost any given day of the year, somewhere in the world, Our Town is being performed!

“Our Town” has been described as “the greatest American play ever written”. It presents the fictional American town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913. With the Stage Manager as your guide, Thorton Wilder’s classic story of this small town takes you on a poignant journey where you will become enthralled with the everyday life of Grovers Corners and witness this small community “in their birth, in their living and in their dying.” It is an essential play about how we must embrace and appreciate the value of life itself. Check out the cast HERE.

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Autumn Production 2022

Insight Theatre Group - Celbridge Posted on November 7, 2022 by adminNovember 7, 2022  

We are nearly ready to present our Autumn offering – an evening of one act plays featuring “The Actors Nightmare” by Christopher Durang, “A Galway Girl” by Geraldine Aron and “Wilde about Poe” a compendium piece inspired by the writings of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Alan Poe.

Performers – Helena Stout, Brendan O’Sullivan, Breda Donnellan, Chris Fenlon, Bob Tysall, Bina Guinan, Michelle O’Dea, Leanne Reilly, Graham Toomey.

Directors – Helena Stout, Joe Bergin and Brendan O’Sullivan.

Opening night is Wednesday 16th November and we run that week until to Saturday 19th.  We break for a few days and will be back Tuesday 22nd November  to Saturday 26th @ 8pm in The Kildrought Lounge.  To book tickets, send a text to 089 2694894 or email: insightcelbridge@gmail.com.  Tickets (€10 / €8)

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Spring 2022 – Auditions

Insight Theatre Group - Celbridge Posted on November 3, 2021 by adminNovember 4, 2021  

Our spring production will be “Philadelphia Here I Come” by Brian Friel. We plan to stage it in last week in April and the first week in May 2022. It will be directed by Brendan O’ Sullivan. Auditions will take place on the 16th, 18th, 23rd and 25th November at 8:00 in the Kildrought. Click HERE for Brendan’s notes on the play and descriptions of the various characters.

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Autumn 2021

Insight Theatre Group - Celbridge Posted on November 3, 2021 by adminNovember 3, 2021  

Well, we’re back after 20 months in the dark! We staged 4 nights of Plays, Poems, Songs and Pints on Oct 27 to Oct 30. It was great to be back and perform in front of an audience (albeit a reduced number as we adhered strictly to Covid guidelines. Click here for photos.

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