Tag Archives: Draíocht

Arsenic and Old Lace

  By Niamh | March 30, 2010 - 10:19 pm | The Culch, Theatre
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Coolmine Dramatic Society put on a performance of Arsenic and Old Lace last week at the Draíocht Theatre in Blanchardstown. A movie originally made in 1944 and starring Cary Grant, Arsenic and Old Lace is set in Brooklyn, New York in 1941. It centres on the home of two sweet old ladies who live with two nephews. But it seems the sweet little ladies have gone a step too far in trying to be helpful-they have taken to killing off any lonely elderly gentlemen who call to their house looking to rent a room-for their own good! “One of the best madcap screwball black comedies ever, this classic Broadway hit introduces the sweet, elderly Brewster sisters, their nephew Teddy, who believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt, and their drama critic nephew Mortimer (played by Cary Grant in the famous movie version), who is as surprised as anyone to learn that … There’s more →

Competition: The Harbour at Draiocht theatre, Blanchardstown

  By Sinead Keogh | March 19, 2010 - 5:26 pm | Competitions, Theatre
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Do you like a bit of theatre of an evening? What about a tale of a fisherman falling in love with a woman from the sea and bringing her home - rising ructions with his Mammy? Sounds a bit like something that could happen on our own shores, but instead it’s set between Maine and Scotland and it’s the upcoming show ‘The Harbour’ at the Draiocht theatre in Blanchardstown. “Through the ages, from Maine to Scotland, stories are told of seals becoming women and fishermen falling in love. A visually arresting piece of physical theatre, The Harbour is a contemporary re-imagining of a selkie tale. The lives of a mother and her son are forever overturned when he brings home a woman from the sea. Using bittersweet humour and haunting live music, The Harbour unearths an over-fished world, filled with impossible desires and explores the fragile nature of the relationships that … There’s more →

Life Shop Til You Drop!

  By Niamh | May 18, 2009 - 2:00 pm | Comedy, The Culch, Theatre
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How many times have you read a self-help book and thought that if you could only follow everything it told you to do, you’d be happy? And why do you think that? Because the book tells you so of course! Ailish McGovern is just such a girl… Ailish McGovern is an unfulfilled Recruitment Consultant. For Ailish life would be perfect if she had a marriage proposal, a glamorous job and most importantly won Irish Tatler Woman of the Year. And so she selects 2009 as the year in which she will transform her life, by applying all of the instructions and mantras of self-help gurus. Join Ailish, as she goes speed dating, feng shui’s her 100% mortgaged apartment and targets the perfect boyfriend, using the New York manual ‘Your soul mate is out there and missing you.’ Next on her hit list is taking over her boss’ job using ‘The … There’s more →

Submarine Man

  By Niamh | April 14, 2009 - 3:55 pm | The Culch, Theatre, TV
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On Saturday evening I took a trip to the local theatre in Blanchardstown, Draíocht, for the first time. The Upstate Theatre Project were putting on a performance of a play called ‘Submarine Man’. Knowing nothing about it but having been given free tickets by the lovely Nicola Murphy, the Marketing Press & PR Manager for Draíocht, as compensation for a slight mix up with the monthly e-zines, I decided to go along to check out the theatre for myself as much as the performance. From the Draíocht website: Captivated by the allure of the sea, man has always been intrigued by underwater exploration and the mysteries of the deep. The year is 1873. Dundalk-based, noviciate Christian Brother, John Philip Holland is obsessed with his design for a bizarre, submergible craft. His other obsession happens to be his house-keeper, Maggie B. Farrell. When Holland casts aside his cassock and follows his sweetheart … There’s more →