News and Reviews

...July Updates!

Mark Tankersley

Films When Harvey met Bob this July directed by Nick Renton for RTE

Anna Sheils Mcnamee

in Gate Theatre @Dublin Theatre Festival present Boston Marraige by David Mamet directed by Aoife Spillane -Hinks

29th September - 3rd October

Liam Burke

in Brokentalker's Silver Stars in Tampere Theatre Festival in Finland directed by Sean Millar

4th -8th August

Brid Ni Chumhaill

 in Classic Stage Ireland's Oedipus the King directed by Andy Hinds

@project Arts Centre 19th - 31st July

Aoife Coghlan & Chris Gallagher

in OCI 's production of Bondi Beach Boy Blue directed by Donal Courtney

Wexford Opera House July 26th - August 7th

Tivoli Theatre August 10th - September 4th

Sarah Barragry & Tim Landers

Five Lamps Theatre Company present Dear Frankie

Liberty Hall and Nationwide tour in Autumn

Sharon Mannion & Danny Kehoe

Have both been awarded scholarships to study Improv and Writing at the world renowned Second City In Chicago this year.

Second City have been behind many well known TV & Film productions in both US and Canada incl SCTV, Second City Presens, Next Comedy Legend and the Monitors. Since its debut it consistently been a starting point for comedians, award winning actors and directors eg Mike Myers, Bill Murray and Belushi Brothers. They will also be studying with io Theatre during their time in Chicago.

www.secondcity.com www.ioimprov.com

 

Shawn Sturnick

In rehearsal for his new Musical which opens Powerscourt Art Gallery June 21st

Liam Burke

Liam has recently appeared in the International Gay Theatre Festivals production of 'Billy Redden' , written and directed y Alan Flanagan this production won three awards including best actor and best writing. A revival is planned soon.

LIam has also been performing in Brokentalkers International tour of 'Silver Stars' which was first performed in 2009 Dublin THeatre Festival at the project and has since been performed at The Public Theatre ,N'ew York and the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris. It will also be performed in August in Tempere Finland.

Catriona Lynch

Performing in Strike at the Samuel Beckett Theatre 25th - 29th May. There are matinees on Tuesday and Saturday. Tickets available at http://www.tcd.ie/drama/samuel-beckett-theatre/

Deborah Wiseman

Performing  'Changing the Ending' with Upstate Theatre for the Drogheda Arts Festival.

Danny Kehoe and Sharon Mannion

Performing in Ghost Train Willy one off sketch show 18th April - Twisted Pepper , 54 Middle Abbey Street at 8pm

Sharon Coade

Appearing in Independence in Smock Alley  1th - 17th April

Maeve Leonard

Aisling's Diary

CR Entertainment won the one-off special or TV Movie in the teen/Tween Category at the Kidscreen Summit in New York on February 12th

Shawn Sturnick

Shawn is currently rehearsing Hamlet for Second Age Theatre playing Laertes

Deborah Wiseman

Appears in MO alongside Julie Walters on Channel 4 airing on the 31st January at 9:00pm

Chris Gallagher and Anna Shiels McNamee

Chris & Anna are currently rehearsing OCI's production of Bondi Beach Boy Blue . They will be embarking on a Nationwide tour from the end of January

Aoife Coghlan

Aoife is currently working on The Girl Next Door an exiting new Irish feature directed by Lorna Fitzsimons. Aoife is playing the lead role of Molly.

Maeve Leonard

Appears in 11 episodes of Aislings Diary which has been nominated for IFTA 2010. It is also shown on ABC television, Austrailia and SVT Sweden

Aislings Diary received a KidScreen Award, event to be held in New York in Febuary, KidScreen is regarded as one of the worlds most important Television events

Art Kearns and Tim Landers

Currently filming the New Lyons Tea dvert in Kiev

Sarah Barragry

Sarah is currently on Tour Playing Deirdre in Deirdre of the Sorrows

Tim Landers

Appears on RTE in Val Falvey

Lynette Callaghan, Deborah Wiseman & Gordon Mahon

Appear in Situations Vacant on nation wide release

Sarah Barragry

Appears in Richard II at Smock Alley November 30th - Dec 12th 8pm

Shawn Sturnick

Appears as Zac Zackerman in The Rough magic AIB SEEDS showcase production of Serious Money In Project Arts Centre.

Sharon Coade

Appears in Glengarry Glen Ross , New Theatre November 24th - November 28th

Review at http://totallydublin.ie/blog/?p=1122

 

Megan Riordan

Megan Riordan's one woman show 'Luck' receives a rave review in the New York Times. Click here for the details http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/theater/reviews/03luck.html.


Maeve Leonard and Liam Burke

Maeve Leonard and Liam Burke have completed filiming in Triptych Production's Opus K. It was directed by Eamonn Gray.

Aoife Coughlan and Chris Gallagher

Chris Gallagher and Aoife Coghlan have been filming with TG4 recently as Tom Barry and Leslie Price for a documentary called 'Bothar Na Saoirse' (Roads to Freedom) which will be on our screens in early Spring.

Aoife Coughlan

Aoife plays Melissa Stern in Business Lunch at the Electric Picnic Theatre Stage.

Sarah Barragry 

plays the lead in 'The Irreducible Temporality of Geist' which has been nominated for Best Irish Based production in the International Film Festival Ireland in Clonmel. It will be screened September 8th.

Catriona Lynch and Deborah Wiseman in BASIN

Anu Productions supported by Rough magic and Abbey Theatre Studio

Site Specific 8th - 18th September as part of Fringe 2009

Devised by the Company with text by Gary Duggan & Jessica Traynor

Directed by:  Louise Lowe, Visual Art by Owen Boss.

Developed in Association with the Abbey Theatre Studio.  

Production Support provided by Rough Magic Theatre Company

 

 

 

Deborah Wiseman

Returns to Fair City as Carmel Reynolds at the end of July.

Megan Riordan

Award-winning one-woman show Luck performs at the Cork Midsummer Festival 19th/20th/22nd/23rd/24th June

Performs in and is producing with her company Making Strange the Irish premiere of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Project's Space Upstairs, July 7th-18th

Luck also performs at the Edinburgh Fringe this August at the Bosco Tent

AND Making Strange was just made Associate Artists at Project Arts Centre
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Abbey Theatre -Brid Ni Chumhaill

June 3rd - July 11th Brid Ni Chumhaill appears in the New Tom murphy at the Abbey.

MO -Deborah Wiseman

Deborah Wiseman plays Director of struel Lodge.

Oscar nominated Julie Walters plays Mo Mowlam in this Channel 4 commissioned Film due for release in 2010. Also starring David Haig, Gary Lewis, Adrian Dunbarr , Toby Jones ans John lynch. Directed by Phillip Martin ( Prime Suspect)

Once A Catholic-Charlie Murphy

in Wexford’s new Opera House mon-9th march- 14th

Charlie Murphy playing Mother Basil, directed by Tony McCleane-Fay in association with Bare Cheek Theatre company.

Portia Coughlan -Sarah Barragry

Sarah Barragry appears in The New Theatre February 3rd- 7th.

Comedy Craic-Down with Danny Kehoe MC

A Night of Laughs and Lunacy In Aid of The Less Fortunate, Oxfam Ireland and Safety Net, primary healthcare for homeless people

Sugar Club 8 Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2, Sunday 8th February Doors at 8 o Clock.

MC and comic extraordinaire Danny Kehoe of the Ha’Penny Laugh and Banker’s Craic Pack presents off-the-cuff improvisation with Fluffers, stars of the Ha’Penny’s Battle of the Axe Comedy Nights. There’s even more improv and original sketch comedy with Ghost Train Willy and their Special Guests.

For advance tickets or more information contact:

dawsondramaworks@gmail.com

dannykehoe@gmail.com

 

The Death Of Harry Leon by Conall Quinn with Alan Howley/ Ouroborous Theatre

Set in the Dublin of the 1930s and 40s, the play follows the trials and tribulations of its eight characters as they are confronted by the growing horror of Nazism.  In the shadow of bigotry and intolerance, the characters must learn to define the fundamental nature of friendship, loyalty and courage

January 27th to February 14th in Smock Alley.

 

The Take -ITV/SKY/Element Pictures- 4 Part Drama

Deborah Wiseman and Sarah Barragry filming this Febuary

 

Bruiser Theatre

Sharon Mannion in rehearsals for ' Oh What a Lovely War' ,24th March to 26th April

http://www.bruisertheatrecompany.com/presentshow.htm for details of venues.

Oh What A Lovely War’ is a moving, funny, lyrical evocation of the tragedy and pathos of the First World War; one of the most futile and ferocious conflicts in history. Armed with sketches, songs and stories, a cast of Pierrot clowns mix their sombre buffoonery with the bawdy, tough humour of the lads on the front line, to take you on an incredible journey across Europe

 

Barrys Tea

Charlie Murphy will be filming in Bangkok for a brand new campaign

Project Brand New

Shawn Sturnick and Alan Howley appear on 15th Thursday January in Project - Dont miss it!

Aislings Diary - RTE 2

Maeve Leonard is Granny Nora in this huge Campbell Ryan production starring in episodes 27-37.

Black Box Galway, Snow White

Irish Times , lorna Siggins   '....Deborah Wiseman excels as the Mirror with more than reflective ambitions'

28th Dec to 4th Jan

Fair City

Chris Gallagher is filming more scenes as Daithi O Shea, watch out for upcoming episodes

The Nose by Performance Corporation

Alan Howley in rehearsals and appearing 7th  - 22nd  November

Bewleys Cafe Theatre Award Winner!

Megan Riordan won 2008 Fringe award for her show LUCK . Congratulations!

Fringe Nominations

 Rock Paper Scissors by Performance Lab with Deborah Wiseman was nominted for Spirirt of Fringe and Best Male Actor

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Shawn Sturnick in rehearsals shortly and appearing at the Abbey from 4Nov - 6th Dec

How Low Can you Go- RTE/Stirling

Chris Gallagher, Danny Kehoe,Mark Tankersley, Alan Howley and Deborah Wiseman all appearing in this seasons episodes

starting September. RTE 2 10:55 pm Mondays

 

TUDORS

Donal Courtney, Brid Ni Chumhaill and Lynette Callaghan due to start filming this summer.

Feature Film Situatiuons Vacant by Grand Pictures

Deborah Wiseman,  Tim landers,Lynette Callaghan and Gordon Mahon wrapped filming in May.

 

Bank of Ireland Voiceover

Tim landers is the Voice of the current prominent Bank of Ireland Ad Campaign

Theatre Tours

Brid Ni Chumhaill has been cast in Conversations of a Homecoming with Livin Dred and will embark on a National Tour starting October until November

City Of Ember

Liam Burke has just finished shooting City Of Ember a big budget feature by Tom Hanks Productions