Balally Players

Open Night

Start of new season on Monday 2 September 2019

Having rested during the summer after 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', in the Walled Garden of St Enda's Park, we are ready to start again.

At our Open Night, on Monday 2 September, in Queen of Angels School, we discussed plans for the coming season with members of Balally Players. And we also welcomed new members – anyone interested to see what Balally Players is all about and joining us to bring what we have in mind to the stage between the autumn of this year and summer next year.

Our new Committee, chaired by Oran O'Rua, was there with directors for the upcoming One Act plays. They talked us through what they have in mind for the plays – and the help they will need from members on and off the stage. Auditions for these plays were held on Wednesday 4 September. See the Members Area for details.

To see some examples of the work we bring to the dlr Mill Theatre and other venues each year, have a look at our past Productions page.

The Open Night was a good opportunity for everyone to meet and have an informal chat about drama at Balally Players.

 

'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Balally Players Summer Shakespeare 2019

The Summer Shakespeare this year was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', directed by Karen Carleton and presented in the Walled Garden of St Enda's Park, Rathfarnham.

Shakespeare’s comic fantasy of four lovers who find themselves bewitched by fairies is one of the Bard's most loved plays. In it he turns his attention to love, jealousy and marriage with great comic effect.

The outdoor performances were on Thursday to Saturday, 20 to 22 June and also from 27 to 29 June 2019 at 7:30pm in the Walled Garden of St Enda's Park, Rathfarnham.

For more, including photographs from the dress rehearsal, see the What's On page.

 

Stage adaptation of Dickens classic

'Great Expectations' – dlr Mill Theatre – 20-23 February 2019

In February (20-23), at dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Balally Players presented one of Charles Dickens’ best-loved tales brought thrillingly to life and given a fresh spin. Directed by Brian Molloy, 'Great Expectations' follows the tumultuous yet uplifting adventures of the orphan, Pip.

When the orphan Pip meets the convict Magwitch in a graveyard and is forced to help him escape, his life takes a series of unexpected turns. Invited to the house of the mysterious Miss Havisham, he falls in love with her adopted daughter, the beautiful but cold-hearted Estella. Then the generosity of an unknown benefactor sends him to London to become a gentleman. But the truth behind his change of fortune, once revealed, is not what Pip expects…

This production for Balally Players, a stage adaptation written by Jo Clifford, was directed by Brian Molloy and was on stage in the dlr Mill Theatre from Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 February 2019. In addition to the evening shows, there was a Saturday Matinee at 3pm.

The performances were supported by dlr County Council.

For more, see the What's On page.

 

 

 

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