Sligo drama circle and Star of the sea
TWO stellar theatre productions are about to hit the Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo, Star of the Sea and Sligo Drama Circle’s latest offering Present Laughter.
Moonfish bring their production of Star of the Sea back to the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Thursday on 23rd of November.
Based on the best-selling novel by Joseph O’Connor, and a sell-out hit of the Galway International Arts Festival, this unmissable piece of Irish theatre is back by popular demand.
In the winter of 1847 the famine ship Star of the Sea sets sail for the Promised Land. Among the passengers are a maidservant, a ruined lord, and a ruthless murderer. Moving between the wild landscape of Connemara, grimy London streets, and the claustrophobic confines of the famine ship, this sweeping production charts the lives of the three characters, from the childhoods that shaped them to their final, fateful journey.
The event will be followed by a bi-lingual chat show in the theatre hosted by Sligo native and Gaelscoil primary school teacher, Mairéad Ní Ghonlaigh.
Tickets for this event are €18/16conc./9 u18s. An additional €1 Renovation Fee will also be added to tickets which are available from the Hawk’s Well Theatre Box Office on 071 916 1518 or www.hawkswell.com.
Separately, Sligo Drama Circle are presenting “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward from tomorrow Wednesday November 15 th to Saturday November 18th. The action of the play takes place in the London studio of leading stage actor Garry Essendine who has to deal with women who want to seduce him, placate both his long-suffering secretary and his estranged wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his impending mid-life crisis!
Director Ursula Smullen has assembled an experienced cast with Robert Fitzpatrick playing Garry Essendine.“Present Laughter” runs at the Hawk’s Well Theatre nightly at 8pm.