BPM - THE RELISH OF LANGUAGE
Celebration is Harold Pinter’s perfectly orchestrated black comedy. Heaving with dark humour and wicked satire, it follows two groups of diners at a London restaurant following a night at the theatre. Razor-sharp dialogue, playful anarchy and a few shocking twists make this a celebration they won’t forget.
Cast Barbara Brennan • Ingrid Craigie • Lorcan Cranitch • Nick Dunning • Nigel Harman • Sarah Madigan • Bryan Murray • Natalie Radmall-Quirke • Andrew Whipp • Jade Yourell
Directed by Wayne Jordan
“Elegant, funny and intriguing staging…fascinating interruptions” The Irish Times
“The striking success of Wayne Jordan’s production of Pinter’s one-act ‘Celebration’ lies in the laughter of the audience” Irish Independent
“Wayne Jordan has assembled a to-die-for cast” MetroHerald
Dates Oct 6-10
Preview Oct 5
Matinee Oct 9
Times 8pm [Oct 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10], 10pm [Oct 8]. Matinee 2pm
Duration 1hr [no interval]
Beckett
Watt is the extraordinary story of an itinerant character who walks one day from a train station to the home of a Mr Knott whom he will serve. The Bizarre adventures of Watt and his struggle to make sense of the world around him is told with verbal elegance, immense pathos and fierce humour.
Cast Barry McGovern
Directed by Tom Creed
“McGovern is the perfect conduit…both ominous and funny…”
Irish Independent
“… hour long show by the great Beckett interpreter, Barry McGovern”
Irish Independent
“Quite simply outstanding…explosively funny”
Guardian
“This is a highly enjoyable experience”
The Examiner
Dates Oct 8, 9, 15 & 16
Preview Oct 7
Matinee Oct 17
Times 10pm [Oct 7, 15 & 16], 8pm [Oct 8], 6pm [Oct 9]. Matinee 3pm
Duration 55mins [no interval]
Selected Readings
Central to the season will be a series of weekend readings which will feature excerpts from other works by the three playwrights. By presenting their writings side by side, these readings will highlight the symmetry and the relationship between the work while also exploring the playwrights’ use of language.
Readings will be by the BPM Company and special guests.
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER at 4pm
A focus on the work of Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, featuring extracts from plays, prose and essays.
With
Andrea Corr
Charles Dance
Barry McGovern
Owen Roe
Andrew Whipp
SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER at 6pm
PINTER DAY
To celebrate what would have been the playwright’s 80th birthday, this session of readings will feature extracts from the prose, poetry and plays of Harold PINTER.
With
David Bradley
Ingrid Craigie
Nick Dunning
Nigel Harman
SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER at 5.30pm
A focus on the work of Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, featuring extracts from plays, prose and essays.
SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER at 5.30pm
A focus on the work of Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, featuring extracts from plays, prose and essays.
Duration 1 hr [no interval]
Student pre-book €5 (Sun-Thurs, sub to avail)
Endgame by Samuel Beckett, tells the comical tale about the aged and blind Hamm and his servant Clov, co-existing in a mutually dependent and fractious relationship, with only Hamm’s parents, legless from a biking accident, for company.
Cast David Bradley • Des Keogh • Rosaleen Linehan • Owen Roe
Directed by Alan Stanford
“This is as likely as good a faithful production of ‘Endgame’ as you will see” Irish Independant
Opens Oct 14
Preview Oct 13
Matinee Oct 16
Times 7.30pm, Matinee 3pm
Duration 1hr 30mins [no interval]
Mamet
Cast Fiona Bell • Justine Mitchell • Anna Sheils McNamee
Directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Dates Sept 30 – Oct 3
Preview Sept 29
Matinees Oct 2 & 3
Times 8pm. Matinees 3pm
Duration 2 hrs [incl. interval]
The Relish of Language
Fintan O’Toole explores the three authors’ use of language and the relationship between their work.
29 Sep, 6pm
Creatives for all 4 productions:
Set Design Eileen Diss
Costume Design Joan O’Clery
Lighting Design Mick Hughes
Assistant Designer Alyson Cummins
Festival Interview
Michael Colgan in conversation with Lady Antonia Fraser.
Oct 10, 4pm.
Pricing
All plays €27 | Readings €10
See all 4 plays for €90 or 3 plays for €70
Student pre-book €15 (Sun-Thurs, sub to avail)
Book your seat at box office 8744045
[Book offer through box office 01 8744045, Sun-Thurs, subject to availability]