6 MÁM Theatre Club

POP TART LIPSTICK

WRITTEN BY REX RYAN | GLASSMASK THEATRE DIRECTED BY STEPHEN JONES

THU 08 SEP | 8PM | €18/€16

Harris has been released from Mount Joy Prison. John has recently secured his first real job as a bus driver and is pursuing a new way of life. Harris has an escape plan, some lipstick, a stash of stolen drugs and a ticket to Walt Disney World he can't use... The two men re unite on this one fateful night where they must make the biggest decision of their lives... and eat some Pop Tarts.

DOLLY AND MICK

WRITTEN BY SÉAMUS MORAN FEATURING SÉAMUS MORAN AND BRENDA BROOKS

SAT 24 SEP | 8PM | €18/€16

Dolly and Mick are lost on a rocky road. Is it a cul de sac or just a detour? Can they find their way home and save their relationship? They return from a gig in their Berlingo van. He’s a widower from Limerick, she’s a divorcee from Arkansas. They both know their relationship is in trouble. A funny, engaging story with a poignant denouement and several live songs that echo the love and hope, disillusion and despair, passion and perseverance that colours their story.

DROICHEAD PRESENTS DRAMA | 7 INCREDIBLE PLAYS FOR €87

Set up in 2017, and heading into its 9th season, Droichead Theatre Club brings audiences together to see a play, and like a book club, our audiences can share their views, thoughts and impressions informally post show with the cast and creatives. If this is your first or your 50th play, it doesn't matter, come along, and be part of the drama at Droichead. BOOK ONLINE or call 041 9833946.

THE BORDER GAME

WRITTEN BY MICHAEL PATRICK & OISÍN KEARNEY DIRECTED BY EMMA JORDAN | PRIME CUT PRODUCTIONS

SAT 01 OCT | 8PM | €18/€16

On a farm on the border, a fence needs repair after being destroyed by vandals. When Sinead finds Henry hungover in her field, she ropes him in to help. But re-building a fence is more complicated than it seems. What begins as a simple task soon turns to talk of their past, a reliving of old memories, and a relentless competition to come out on top.

Featuring Cat Barter and Patrick McBrearty.

Co produced by Prime Cut Productions & The Lyric Theatre, Belfast.

The Guardian

UNGUARDED

BY ANTHONY KINAHAN | DIRECTED BY ANNA SIMPSON DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE AND AN TÁIN ARTS CENTRE

THU 06 & FRI 7 0CT | 8PM | €16/€14

When a father’s world falls apart, he must battle through obstacles to ensure a future for him and his son.

Love; loss; laughs & families left behind: this new, original play - which highlights the vulnerable position many families in Ireland find themselves in, due to the lack of legal protection.

Developed under Droichead's Artist in Association 2021, showcased under Droichead Presents new Drama and produced by Droichead and An Táin Arts Centre.

MÁM

BY MICHAEL KEEGAN DOLAN AND TEAC DAMSA PRESENTED OFFSITE AT THE BARBICAN, WILLIAM ST.

SAT 05 NOV & SUN 06 NOV | 8PM | €30/€27

MÁM is a meeting place between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, the local and universal. It brings together the virtuoso, Irish traditional concertina player Cormac Begley, the European classical, contemporary collective, s t a r g a z e, a young girl and twelve international dancers from the Teaċ Damsa company. Co-produced by Dublin Theatre Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London and New Zealand Festival of the Arts with support from NOMAD and NASC touring network. Funded by an Arts Council Open Call Award.

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“A stirring, sensuous showcase of the emotional power of the physical form” - The Irish Times

SELVAGE

BY JAMES RIORDAN | DIRECTED BY LAURA CAMPBELL BRÚ THEATRE

SAT 12 NOV | 8PM | €16/€14

An evocative, inventive theatre show merging puppetry and physical storytelling with a live music score by Anna Mullarkey. Nominated for two Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2020, Selvage (a line of self-securing knitting), is a one man show about unravelling tightly wound modern anxieties and a boy's triumph over his 'gnaw'. ‘Riordan deployed a range of effects and elements in an always absorbing, frequently funny, and keenly touching piece.’ - Galway Advertiser

THE SHED BY CLARE MONNELLY | DROICHEAD PRESENTS

NEW DRAMA | THU 1 DEC | 8PM | FREE | BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Following on from the success of last year’s programme, Droichead will present a reading of this play.