‘Chapatti’ back for Palace Players
Palace Players drama group based in Kilworth, have been contesting festivals up and down the country since 1989 and this year sees them return to the stage with ‘Chapatti’ by Christian O’Reilly. In a remove from the normal run (due to their base at the Village Arts Centre being unavailable), they take ‘Chapatti’ to the Cork Arts Theatre for a four night run from Thursday, February 24 to Sunday 27th.
In ‘ Chapatti’, romance is a distant memory for two lonely animal-lovers living in Dublin. When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about two people re-discovering the importance of human companionship.
Directed by Danny Buckley and featuring group stalwarts Sean Ahern and Mary Flavin Colbert, the play will be performed without an intermission and contains or references sensitive issues. Following the run in Cork Arts Theatre, the group will travel to eight festivals around the country, hoping to qualify for the All Ireland in Athlone later in the year.
In 2015 Palace won the All-Ireland in Athlone with Tom Murphy’s ‘Conversations On A Homecoming’ and in 2017, took Malachy McKenna’s ‘The Quiet Land’, to All-Ireland One Act success. ‘Where Is This Malabar’, penned by the group’s founder, Liam Howard won the One Act Play Writing competition in 2018. Palace Players were back on the 3-Act Circuit for 2020 and are delighted to continue that journey
with Christian O’Reilly’s ‘Chapatti’.
Booking now open
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