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IN PRODUCTION
The Bad Daters
BEWLEY’S CAFÉ THEATRE co production with Speckintime
Written by Derek Murphy
Liam and Wendy assume their first date is doomed for failure. She’s forced into it by her over
protective sister. He, by a cursed past that dictates that he must continually make an effort
even when he shouldn’t. Will they find a connection that may lead to a second date, would they even want to?
Preview Tuesday 4th Feb 2025
Opening Wednesday 5th Feb - Saturday 22nd Feb
Time: 1pm
BOOKING LINK : https://bewleyscafetheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173656477/events/428649512
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CAST AND CREW
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Derek Murphy
PERFORMED BY: Brian Gallagher & Georgina McKevitt
PRODUCED BY: Melissa Nolan
SET DESIGN: Marie Tierney
LIGHTING DESIGN: Conleth White
SOUND DESIGN: Megan Murphy
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Marella Boschi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Al Craig
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Gavin Doyle
From February 4th at 1pm with a SOIRÉE PERFORMANCE at 7pm on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14th, 2025
Age guidance: 14+ (strong language)
Duration: 55 minutes
BOOKING INFORMATION
February 4th – 22nd, 2025
(no show on Monday, Feb 3rd)
There will be a SOIRÉE SHOW at 7pm on Friday, February 14th
Mon-Sat at 1pm (doors open at 12.50pm)
Tickets: Low-price Mon/Tues €10, Wed/Thurs €12, Fri/Sat €15.
SOIRÉE Tickets : €12
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible via the main Grafton Street entrance with a lift to the second floor.
’a proper bangin‘ treat!’
(Mumble Theatre)
’delivers delightfully well’
(Reviews Hub)
’Derek Murphy has written the perfect “Murphy’s law” kind of
encounter’
(British Theatre Guide)
Big Yellow Letters
SCENE + HEARD - THE FESTIVAL OF NEW WORK
Thursday 13th & Friday 14th February @ 9.45pm Smock Alley, Boys School
Big Yellow Letters (in-development) - When riots unexpectedly erupt in Dublin, a young mother seizes the chance to change her life.
Writer Melissa Nolan
Performer Áine Collier
Director Kathleen Warner Yeates
Produced by Speckintime
Scene + Heard 2025 is presented in association with Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley Theatre. Funded by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council
Big Yellow Letters (in-development) was previously presented at Axis (Nov 2024) and culture night @ The LAB Gallery (Sep 2024).
IN DEVELOPMENT
His Left, Her Right
A multidisciplinary collaboration between writer Philip St John, dancer Karen Gleeson, actor/clown performer Michael McCabe and director Matthew Ralli, His Left Her Right is an exploration into the effects of physical trauma on the psyche, attitude to life and the direction it can take as a result.
Inspired from the life experiences of the core collaborating artists, the development began with a 30 minute presentation as part of Wicklow County Council Culture Night on September 19th 2020 and will culminate in a final workshop and presentation in Nov 2023.
A co-production between: Philip St John, Karen Gleeson, and Speckintime.
Core collaborators: Karen Gleeson (Dancer), Matthew Ralli (Director), Michael McCabe (Movement/Clowning/Actor), Philip St John (Writer)
Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Supported by Dance Ireland, Civic Theatre & Axis Ballymun. Previous support from Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow County Arts Office and Fishamble.
Finding Love in an Abattoir
Ivo is on a lone mission to expose corruption. Oona is hiding away from the world. The two meet in an abattoir. Together they find what they are missing.
Finding Love in an Abattoir, a new play by Melissa Nolan & Matthew Ralli, is a dramatised look at the working life of an Irish slaughterhouse. After staging a 30 minute version of the exploratory script at the Reboot Live Festival in The International Bar, Dublin in 2020, the writers will work with dramaturg Eoghan Carrick and a creative team to develop the script through funded workshops in 2021/22.
More information
Funded by The Arts Council; Kildare County Council & UNESCO Dublin City of Literature
