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Penelope

  

Enda Walsh

LATEST NEWS

Penelope has won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This is the third Fringe First for Druid and Enda Walsh. To read more click HERE.

Actors Karl Shiels and Niall Buggy have been nominated in the Best Actor Category at the 2010 Stage Awards. You can read more HERE.

REVIEWS AND PRESS COVERAGE

“Walsh possesses a truly original theatrical voice.” 4 Stars
The Guardian

“This is extraordinary theatre”
The Sunday Independent

For full coverage including reviews and interviews with writer, Enda Walsh, click on the reviews tab above or click here.


“I have given myself to a possibility of love with you! But you have turned me into this, you have reduced me, Penelope… to a fat man in SPEEDOS.”

It’s 11.30am and already it’s 33 degrees Celsius. At the bottom of a drained swimming pool, four ridiculous men face their inevitable deaths, and play for an unwinnable love.

Druid’s previous partnerships with Enda Walsh (Edinburgh Fringe First Winners, The Walworth Farce, The New Electric Ballroom) have led to sell out runs in six countries worldwide wowing critics and audiences alike. Don’t miss this dynamic duo third time round.

For cast details see here.


Druid would like to acknowledge the continued support of the Arts Council in funding the company’s work and also the support of Culture Ireland in funding its international touring programme.

Arts Council    Culture Ireland

Cast

Fitz
Niall Buggy

Dunne
Denis Conway

Burns
Tadhg Murphy

Quinn
Karl Shiels

Penelope
Olga Wehrly

Creative Team

Writer
Enda Walsh

Director
Mikel Murfi

Set & Costume Designer
Sabine Dargent

Lighting Designer
Paul Keogan

Sound Designer
Gregory Clarke

Casting Director
Maureen Hughes

Production Team

Production Manager
Eamonn Fox

Company Stage Manager
Sarah Lynch

Stage Director
Lee Davis

Assistant Stage Managers
Danny Erskine (Galway)
Rachel Godding (Tour)

Technical Manager
Barry O’Brien

Set Construction
Gus Dewar
Tony Cording

Costume Supervisor
Doreen McKenna

Wardrobe Mistresses
Amanda Donovan (Galway)
Sarah Holland (Tour)

Scenic Artist
Sandra Butler

Wigs and Make-up
Val Sherlock

Lighting Technicians
Shannon Light
Pat O’Reilly

Crew
Peter Nelson
Mick McLoughney
Tim Byrne
Keith Newman
Noel Tate
Jason McCafferty

Edinburgh Crew
Jon Meggat

Magic Consultants
Keelan Leyser
Charlotte Marie

Special Effects
Black Powder Monkeys

Props
Matt Guinane

Transport
Trevor Price

Publicist
Kate Bowe PR
Cliona Roberts CRPR

Graphic Design
Bite! Associates

Production Photography
Robert Day

Poster Image
Sarah Jones

Additional Thanks
Sé Purcell
Blacklight
Alex Fernie
Oddie Sherwin
Bryan Dunne
Michael Slattery & Associates
Syl Harty
East Galway Fire Prevention
Galway Fire Service
Pat O’Grady
Mongey Communications
Rynn Engineering
Deirdre Looney
Aine Caulfield
Paul Fahy & John Crumlish at Galway Arts Festival

Reviews

Please note that some publications do not have online links and therefore not all reviews appear here.

The Guardian

Sunday Independent

“This is extraordinary theatre”

Irish Theatre Magazine

“intimate, lyrical and fluent ensemble work from this all-star cast and crew”

Irish Times

“poetic and surreal comedy”

Galway Advertiser

“a layered play of terrific verve, imagination and theatricality”


Press Coverage

Watch

RTÉ 1 NEWS 12.07.10
Galway Arts Festival preview featuring Penelope and interview with Enda
Watch Here

GAFTV INTERVIEW WITH ENDA
Watch Here

Listen

RTÉ RADIO 1 MORNING IRELAND 09.07.2010
Enda Walsh talks about Penelope
Listen Here

RTÉ LYRIC FM ARTS NEWS INTERVIEW WITH ENDA WALSH 13.07.2010
Listen Here

Read

THE IRISH TIMES 28.08.10 – PENELOPE WINS FRINGE FIRST
Read Here

THE SCOTSMAN 04.08.10 – INTERVIEW WITH ENDA WALSH
Read Here

IRISH TIMES 13.07.10
Read Here

IRISH TIMESPENELOPE FEATURES AT 8PM – 22.07.10
Read Here

Awards

Edinburgh Fringe First Award (August 20th, 2010)
For more read HERE

Performance Schedule

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Coming up
Galway - Town Hall Theatre

September 9 – 12, 2010

Dun Laoghaire, Dublin - Pavilion Theatre

September 14 – 18, 2010

New York, USA - St Ann's Warehouse

October 23 – November 14, 2010

London - Hampstead Theatre

Feb 10 – Mar 5, 2011

Past
Helsinki, Finland - The Stage Theatre Festival

September 1- 2, 2010

Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Traverse Theatre

August 5 – 29, 2010

Cork, Ireland - Everyman Palace Theatre

July 27 – 31, 2010

Galway - Druid Lane Theatre

July 8 – 24, 2010

*Running Time – 90 mins with no interval

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