Balally Players

An Evening of One Act Plays

dlr Mill Theatre – end of October 2019

Balally Players presents an Evening of One Act Plays, which brings together three excellent shows, including two original works by members of the group.

Waiting For You written by Mark O’Leary and directed by Aisling Uí Laoire

I'm Not Laughing, I'm Screaming written by Sandy Taylor and directed by Lorcan Dunne

Soldier Field written and directed by Pat McCarry.

Read more on the What's On page.

 

'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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