Geraldine Maguire will be directing ‘By the Bog of Cats’ by Marina Carr to be performed in The Teacher’s club from Monday 12th June 2017 to Saturday 17th June.
In anticipation two Workshops will be held in The Teacher’s Club
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By The Bog of Cats – Workshop Auditions
Actors’ and Directors’ Workshop Geraldine Maguire will be directing ‘By the Bog of Cats’ by Marina Carr to be performed in The Teacher’s club from Monday 12th June 2017 to Saturday 17th June. In anticipation: Two Workshops will be held in The Teacher’s Club as follows: 10am to 3pm, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February […]
Voice Workshop
Dublin Shakes has a unique opportunity to run a weekend Voice Workshop on SaturdayMarch 2nd & Sunda March 3rd and will be presented by Kevin Crawford. (Founding member of the Roy Hart Theatre company, whose ground-breaking influence on contemporary Voice-work for theatre is internationally recognized. Kevin was a full-time member of faculty at the School […]
The Cyrano Project ~ Workshops
A series of three workshops that aim to introduce and develop actors to red nose clown, that will form the basis of the Shakes production of Cyrano in the Autumn of 2019. The workshops will also be used to adapt some sections of the play and will form the basis for the selection of the […]
The Cyrano Project ~ Auditions
A series of three workshops that aim to introduce and develop actors to red nose clown, that will form the basis of the Shakes production of Cyrano in the Autumn of 2019. The workshops will also be used to adapt some sections of the play and will form the basis for the selection of the […]
His Grave has got No Name
Based on The Ballad of Reading Goal by Oscar Wilde the themes still relevant today: loss, guilt, imprisonment and a judicial system based on the idea of revenge and retribution and how that affects the most vulnerable in society. His Grave has got No Name is a devised piece especially for theatre based on the […]
Theatre of the Oppressed
This Forum Theatre event comprised two short pieces devised over six weekly workshops with Shakes members. Forum Theater, one of the major techniques within Theatre of the Oppressed, allows spectators to collaborate in the experience by becoming ‘spect-actors’ (the audiences who participate in the actual performance). Through a moderator (Joker) and a group of actively […]
The Shakes Red Nose Clowns make a journey through Shakespeares Forest, using anything they can along the way ~ Workshop Auditions
The Shakes Red Nose Clowns make a journey through Shakespeares Forest, using anything they can along the way!
The Catacombs – Working Title
Located in the 1940s basement of 13 Fitzwilliam Place, ‘The Catacombs’ was a nightclub established by Dickie Wyman, who re-located to Dublin from the UK in order to avoid being drafted into WW2 after his boyfriend was killed in action. In an Ireland where conservatism ruled, “The Catacombs” was a place where anything went. It was a den of heavy drinking, discussions, debates, fights and lust and attracted bohemians like Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh, J.P. Dunleavy, and Anthony Cronin, even earning a mention in Dunleavy’s ‘The Gingerman’.
