Druid announces that Once Upon a Bridge is now available to view On Demand for a limited time.
22 February 2021
Druid announce the return of Once Upon a Bridge
On Demand from 25 - 28 February 2021
Following an incredible audience reaction and continued demand, Druid is delighted to announce the return of Once Upon a Bridge, a new play by Sonya Kelly, for a limited period.
Once Upon a Bridge will now be available to watch on demand from 10.00am on Thursday 25th February to 23:59pm on Sunday 28th February.
When Once Upon a Bridge was streamed live from The Mick Lally Theatre earlier this month, it was viewed from all corners of Ireland and 35 countries worldwide. Once Upon a Bridge has been described as:
'compelling', 'delicately uplifting' The Guardian
'absorbing', 'fascinating' The Irish Times
'A warm hearted triumph', 'touching and kinetic' Broadway World
During the first lockdown last spring, Druid commissioned Sonya Kelly to write a new play. Once Upon a Bridge follows the success of Sonya Kelly’s ‘whip-smart’ (Irish Independent) comedy Furniture which Druid toured nationally in 2019. The cast of this new production includes Druid Ensemble member Aaron Monaghan with Siobhán Cullen and Adetomiwa Edun.
Early one morning on Putney Bridge, three strangers’ lives collided for one fleeting second.
Inspired by real events, Once Upon a Bridge weaves a tale about human triumph and frailty, about the power of destiny and chance, and why sometimes we choose to hate, and other times we choose to dance.
The play’s creative team include graduates of Druid’s artist development programmes. In 2016, Sonya Kelly submitted Furniture for consideration under Druid’s New Writing process. It received a staged reading as part of the Druid Debut series and a year later Druid premiered the play as part of the 2018 Galway International Arts Festival. The production then toured nationally to thirteen venues in 2019.
Similarly, Sara Joyce first worked with the company as a director for the Druid Debut series in 2019. Sara has worked with leading theatres in London including the National Theatre, The Yard, The Bush and the Old Vic Theatre.
Clíodhna Hallissey was the 2019 recipient of the Marie Mullen Bursary and since then has worked on Druid productions including as Costume Designer for On the Outside as part of DruidGregory and now for Once Upon a Bridge. This year, Druid expanded the Marie Mullen Bursary for female theatre practitioners and awarded the bursary to two directors. Emily Foran will be Assistant Director for Once Upon a Bridge and last Autumn, Sarah Baxter worked as Assistant Director for DruidGregory.
Tickets are on sale now.