Keeping vigil

by Oonagh Wall

A work in progress presentation.

Three friends reunite in their hometown on the eve of a funeral to stay awake overnight and keep vigil over the body. A bittersweet reunion becomes a nostalgic trip down memory lane as libations are poured and stories are retold. But as the night progresses, old tensions resurface and new secrets emerge. Nostalgia inevitably gives way to the present and old ties are tested by an uneasy reckoning with the past – and each other. Among the fraying loose ends and crumbling half-truths, will this night bring them back together or tear them apart?

Directed by Ross Fitzpatrick

Cast:

Ardan - Éanna Grogan

Pidge - Darragh Gilhooly

Neesh - Amy Kidd

Scenographer - Iris Liange

Supported by Clonmel Junction Arts Festival

THE PRIDE

by Alexi Kaye Campbell

Presented as part of The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2024

Set in two times, the UK in the 1950s and the 2000s, The Pride charts the struggles and seismic changes in attitudes to sexuality that have taken place over 50 years in Britain. The Guardian says “Campbell's play is a work of art that juxtaposes scenes from the repressive 1950s with others from the more liberated, but still imperfect, present”. The past’s tortuous emotional triangle: ‘Philip’, an estate agent married to ‘Sylvia’ but is attracted to ‘Oliver’. In the present, the names are the same, but the characters are different.

Times change, attitudes change but do people really change?

Contains depiction of sexual assault and derogatory language.

Run Time: 2 hours with a 15 minute interval.

Written by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Directed by Emma Dargan-Reid
Cast Benedict Landsbert-Noon
Barry Simpson
Amy Kidd
Ben Waddell

Set & Lighting Design Iris Liange
Sound Design Chris Merton
Costume Design Fiona Ryan
Producer Oonagh Wall

Image by Cristhian Nelson
Image Design by Maebh McManus

VANISHING GRACE

For Grace, the World Irish Dancing Championships have been a life-long dream; a dream that’s about to become a reality. Join Grace as she bids goodbye to her Australian homeland and sets off to Dublin, Ireland to compete amongst the best of the best. Little does she know that her biggest competition… will be herself.

Written and performed by Emma Dargan-Reid
Directed by Amy Kidd

Dramaturg. Bryan Burroughs
Lighting Design Patrick Lehane
& Lucy Varley
Sound Design Laura Rainsford
Stage Manager Jennifer Aust
Lighting Operator Lucy Varley
Sound Operator John Norton
Producer Oonagh Wall

Image by Ste Murray

PALER, STILL

by Oonagh Wall

Set in a near-future Ireland where the Western World has eaten itself into anonymity and another Great Recession, Paler, Still is a new dramatic-comedy centered around two childhood friends. After Aisling suffers a mental breakdown, Liam brings her across the newly established border that separates the Greater Dublin Region from the rest of the country. In this abandoned hotel deep in Tipperary she can heal, convalesce and recuperate. However, old tensions simmer under the surface of this idealised place.

Paler, Still explores the nature of capitalist society, the value of culture, and the cost of the rural-urban divide.

Developed with support from Fishamble’s New Play Clinic and Tipperary County Council.

Written by Oonagh Wall
Directed by Eftychia Spyridaki
Cast: Amy Kidd and Éanna Grogan

Fight Co-ordinator Ciaran O’Grady
Set/Costume Designer Iris Liange
Lighting Designer Matthew McGowan
Sound Designer/Operator Katya Solomatina
Stage Manager Hazel Clifford
Lighting Operator Lucy Varley
Featuring the voice of: Liam Bixby

Images by Katya Solomatina and Maebh McManus

WILD

Presented as part of The Brighton Fringe Festival 2021

Three sisters living entirely separate lives are united for their grandmother's funeral, where the disdain and distance between them become achingly apparent. In the sticky mess of grief, will they burn or rebuild their bridges?

WILD is an exciting new co-production from anseo|anois theatre and Rumble Theatre.

Written by Jenna Kamal
Directed by Erin Blackmore

Cast Felicity Green
Amy Kidd
Meadhbh Maxwell

Creative Producer Oonagh Wall