Dublin Theatre
THE SANTALAND DIARIES….A Christmas Comedy for Adults…
By David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello
Directed by Stewart Roche. Starring Patrick O’Donnell
‘A remarkable performance’ SUNDAY BUSINESS POST**** (FOUR STARS)
‘Hilarious…there are no end of laughs’ METRO**** (FOUR STARS)
It’s a classic story - one man suffers for our sins, and we are all saved.
This year, that man is an elf.
Based on David Sedaris’ own experience, THE SANTALAND DIARIES describes the wickedly funny journey of Crumpet, a 33-year-old starving artist turned Macy’s Santaland Elf. At first the job is simply humiliating, but as he contends with cranky parents, badly behaved children and colourful career elves, Crumpet becomes battle-weary and bitter. But will the arrival of a warm and loving Santa - so different from all his drunken, lecherous predecessors - prompt our hero into an uncharacteristic act of goodwill on Christmas Eve?
For those who like a little spice with their Christmas sugar, THE SANTALAND DIARIES is the perfect antidote to holiday schmaltz.
‘Snappier than a Christmas Carol’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
Please note: THE SANTALAND DIARIES is not suitable for children. This isn’t an attempt to whip up some controversy. It really isn’t suitable. There are lots of bad words. And some singing. And Cher is mentioned. Frequently…
BOOKING & LISTINGS INFORMATION
Opens Tuesday, December 1st ( previews Nov 30th) and plays until Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009.
Mon-Sat at 1.10pm (doors open at 12.50pm)
Tickets €15 (includes light lunch)
BOOKING: 086-8784001 or info@bewleyscafetheatre.com
Irish Tour Nov. 12 – Dec. 19
The NASC touring network presents Druid’s sell-out hit of this year’s Galway Arts Festival -The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy - a searching, challenging and funny story of hope and possibility and above all the endurance of the human spirit. This Druid production will embark on an extensive tour of Ireland between November 12th and December 19th playing in Letterkenny, Tralee, Longford, Portlaoise, Dún Laoghaire and Ennis.
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Rough is an original piece by the Dublin based theatre collective THEATREclub and fits perfectly into the Fringe Festival motif; it was first performed as part of Project Brand New at the Project Arts Centre in July 2008, the writing is young, fresh and comments on young life in Dublin.
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Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival which will run from 24th Sept – 11th Oct 2009 and is once again sponsored by Ulster Bank.
- This year’s programme offers a wealth of Irish and international productions.
- For the first time the Festival will tour a production to 3 venues during the Festival.
- International productions include: Direct from the deserts of India, The Manganiyar Seduction; Declan Donnellan’s version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters (Chekhov International Theatre Festival and Cheek by Jowl); Robert Lepage’s The Blue Dragon; National Theatre UK and Live Theatre Newcastle present Lee Hall’s hit The Pitmen Painters. Highlights in the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Cet Enfant (Compagnie Louis Brouillard) and Kamp from Hotel Modern.
- Major interactive light installation Playhouse which will illuminate Liberty Hall.
June 2009 – The Abbey Theatre presents Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s celebrated comedy of manners THE RIVALS as this year’s summer production. One of theatre’s most enduring comedies, the national theatre’s production is directed by Patrick Mason and opens for an eight week run on Wednesday 28 July 2009.
A cherished dream is finally becoming a reality with the imminent re-opening of Druid’s newly refurbished home on Druid Lane in Galway. The theatre will be unveiled with a production of The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy as part of Galway Arts Festival (July 14-25). The production will then transfer to the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork (July 28 – August 1) before returning to Galway to the Town Hall Theatre (August 4th – 8th). Widely regarded as Tom Murphy’s masterpiece, The Gigli Concert will embark on an extensive tour of Ireland in November and December.
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Theatre touring- or the distinct lack of- has become a real issue in the performance sector and is being treated as such. Mary Cloake articulates; ‘The concept of the regions is one which has assumed totemic importance in artistic and cultural policy in Ireland. Policies for the development of drama and policies for regional development have become inextricably entwined, particularly over the last twenty years’. The potential for theatre companies to tour is obviously fading as a result of economic crisis but, disregarding global financial anarchy, touring in Ireland has always been a problematic area for many reasons- the current economic downturn, and more specifically the recent Arts Council Funding Decision, have only intensified the already existing reality.
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The Abbey Theatre is delighted to present the world premiere of a new play by one of Ireland’s finest playwrights, Tom Murphy. Opening on Tuesday 3 June THE LAST DAYS OF A RELUCTANT TYRANT is the seventeenth work that Murphy has premiered at Ireland’s national theatre.
Confession time: I only went to see October because my Mum (who has an allergic reaction to online booking-charges) sent me down to the box office to buy tickets and in a reward for ‘beating the system’, she said she’d bring me along too. I had never been to the Olympia to see a play, it was definitely more of a live-music sort of venue for me, so I was really intrigued to see what it could offer as a theatre space. The theatre night in question was really bizarre for me. I was used to taking my comfortable seat in the Abbey or the Gate while listening to tinkling piano and discussing the set and ambience knowingly with a fellow drama student. Here I was squashed into (let’s be honest) a terribly painful seat in the Olympia while ushers were selling ice-cream and advertisements were being projected onto the fire safety curtain onstage.
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Dublin is hosting a world premiere! And it’s not the latest offering from Marina Carr (hooray!) but something a little more Hollywood… A stage production of The Shawshank Redemption is opening at The Gaiety 19th May. In other exciting, showbiz news I got to have a chat with the director, Peter Sheridan.
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