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Pranked

by Ciaran Gray.

Commissioned by NAYD for New Stage 2009

A new town, new school and new friends, hopefully. That's what faces Fran when she arrives in Kildeglin, not knowing anybody and hoping to fit in. Her wish seems to have come true when she immediately finds herself 'in' with the likeable and popular Phil, who eases her into the social scene. But doubts about her new friend begin to creep in when Debra, an annoying but harmless eejit, comes into the picture. In figuring out the ifference between practical jokes and mental cruelty, Fran...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, Jan 15th 2010, 08:16 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/140 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/141 Nenagh Youth Theatre

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Dying to See You

An original devised piece.

Directed by Joanne Quinn and Lisa Hayes

I googled for hours to try and get the dress that Lily Allen wore to the Brits last year, went to extreme measures to have it made only to have gone off it as soon as it was made.

Positive that Cheryl will text me later I prepare what I'm going to text her back. Oh she's so sound.

Simon is only doing that 'cos he doesn't like her, I know, definitely!

Dying to meet your fave celeb? Do...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, Feb 5th 2010, 09:15 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/141 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/142 Physically Phishy Youth Theatre

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So This Is Christmas

A short festive play, devised by the youth theatre and written by Geraldine O'Neill.

Directed by Geraldine O'Neill and Julie O'Leary.

Date: Thursday, 17 December at 7pm and 8pm.
Venue: Graffiti Theatre, Blackpool, Cork

More Info: Contact Geraldine on 021-4397111 or by email.

Two evenings of dance theatre starring Limerick Youth Theatre’s talented members will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 January 2010 at the Belltable.  The full length piece is a quirky mix of the comic and the surreal.  Classical disco, kung fu cookery in the crèche provide a surreal landscape for the performers with live musicians to accompany this unique choreographed piece of dance theatre.  The audience is welcome to walk freely while the performance and live music takes place.

Venue: Backstage Theatre, Longford.

Date: Friday 22 Jan to Saturday 31 Jan.

Show starts at 8pm each night.

No show Sunday or Monday night. Sunday Matinee 3pm.

Tickets: 12/8 Euro

Box office 043 3347888 or book online at www.backstagetheatre.ie

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RENT

by Jonathan Larson

Directed by Tony McCleane-Fay

CWYT in association with Bare Cheek Theatre Company are delighted to present the full stage version of Jonathan Larson's hit musical RENT. The production hits the stage at 8pm February 17-20, 2010 at the beautiful O'Reilly Theatre in the Wexford Opera House.The production features a live rock-band on stage!

Special group rates are available for NAYD affiliated Youth Theatres.

You can view a rehearsal video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4shqw-NWGs

The production will be on Stage in Wexford in February and then move to Cork...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Wed, Feb 17th 2010, 15:28 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/145 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/146 Designed and delivered by the National Youth Council of Ireland, this training is aimed at Youth Theatre Designated Persons.

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Goody Two Shoes

Featuring all your favourite panto characters. the evil sorceress Septica and the very very good 'Goody'.

Dates: Friday 26th - Sunday 28th February

Time: 8pm

Venue: Meeting House Ballitore

Tickets on the door.

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Dorian

An Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The classic Oscar Wilde Novel is adapted for stage and is a sequence of scenes and images inspired by the themes of the novel and not a straight narrative telling of it. Using dance, dialogue, film, and music, the piece will challenge as well as provide an entertaining response to the original material. Dorian is divided into five sections, each exploring a different theme of the novel but loosely following the narrative; Dorian's Wish, Dorian's World, Dorian the Murderer, Dorian's Death. The production is...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, Mar 19th 2010, 09:35 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/149 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/150 To celebrate Enniscorthy's 1500th birthday, Bui Bolg have been specially commissioned to produce a night time parade on Saturday 6th March. Colm Lowney, Bui Bolg's Artistic Director, has designed the parade to incorporate the themes of fire, light and knowledge. It promises to be a spectacular event culminating in an explosion of white light as sparkling and luminescent costumes will dance through the streets. Bui Bolg's Youth Group will be well represented.

Date: Saturday 6th March

Time: 7pm

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Searching for Shakespeare

and Roses in Winter.

Two original devised pieces, directed by Eleanor Feely.

Searching for Shakespeare is a surreal comedy set in a basketball gym where characters from famous plays find themselves confronted with the modern world.

Roses in Winter is set on a derelict site on the edge of a city and concerns the finding of hope.

Both shows contain original music played live by members of the cast.

Dates: 23/24 April at 8.30

Venue: Cois na hAbhna, Ennis

Tickets: 10 Euro/ 8 Euro (Concession)

Bookings: 065-6824276

Clare Youth Theatre is an...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, Apr 23rd 2010, 05:18 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/151 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/152 Kilkenny Youth Theatre

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A Vampire Story

by Moira Buffini

The new girl in school, Ella, befriends you and tells you she’s a vampire, 200 years old and has survived by drinking human blood. Do you believe her?  Of course you don’t. But what about when people start to disappear…? 

 Barnstorm’s Kilkenny Youth Theatre will be performing Moira Buffini’s A Vampire Story Thursday April 15^th to Saturday 17^th at The Barn.  Following on from the incredible success of Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by Jack Thorne, Barnstorm’s Youth Theatre has once...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Thu, Apr 15th 2010, 09:16 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/152 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/153 Dublin Youth Theatre

First Year One Act Festival 2010

The festival runs over two weeks in Dublin Youth Theatre's premises, 23 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.

Week One    

Previews Tuesday 6th April
Opens Wednesday 7th April – Saturday 10th April

P + (5 ×E) + (3 × H) devised by the cast & Louise Lowe and directed by
Louise Lowe
Not What We Had in Mind devised by the cast & Eddie Kay & directed by Eddie
Kay

Week Two    

Previews: Tuesday 13th...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Tue, Apr 6th 2010, 10:26 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/153 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/154 Free Range Youth Theatre

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It's All True

With a cast of 14 members, this drama tells the story of young people, their relationships with each other and their families in the world they live in. The piece is devised by the group, directed by Joe O'Brien with choreography by Sharon Costello.

Date: Sunday 9 May

Venue: Siamsa Tire Theatre, Tralee Co. Kerry

Bookings/More Information: Siamsa Tíre Box Office on 066 7123055

For more information on Free Range Youth Theatre go to: http://www.fryt.ie

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The Devil and Daniel Webster

by Stephen Vincent Benet

and

The Still Alarm

by George S Kaufman

Two classic American 20th Century plays. Both are directed by Catherine Simon

Venue: The Dock Theatre, Carrick on Shannon

Date: Friday 30 April at 8.30pm

Tickets: €10/€8

Bookings/More info: Contact Kate McCarthy on 071-9621694 or by email

The Devil and Daniel Webster is produced by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Ltd. and The Still Alarm is produced by kind permission of Samuel French Ltd.

Written and directed by Paul Brennan, A Man's Game, portrays a comic look at an underage Camoige team's meteoric rise and fall.

Dates: 12 April at 11am and 2pm
13 April at 11am,...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Mon, Apr 12th 2010, 10:25 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/156 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/157 Droichead Youth Theatre

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MOCK

Devised By DYT in association with Anthony Goulding

Directed by Niall Clery

Let Droichead Youth Theatre take you on a journey through secondary school. The greatest lessons in life are learned when life enters the classroom. This is a site-specific piece, giving audiences a unique perspective into the secret lives of students and staff of a fictional school, during one of the most intense times of their lives. MOCK is devised by Droichead Youth Theatre in collaboration with Anthony Goulding, in association with the National Youth Council of Ireland, with sponsorship from Drogheda Concentrate.

Venue:...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, Apr 30th 2010, 10:16 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/157 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/158 Backstage Youth Theatre

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None The Wiser by Anthony Booth

Directed by Pat Joe McLoughlin

and Wake Up Sleeping Beauties by Deirdre Molloy

Directed by Paul Higgins

There will also be a musical interlude.

Dates: 14 - 15 May at 8pm nightly
Venue: Backstage Theatre, Longford
Booking: 043-3347888 or www.backstage.ie

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Myrtlehill Terrace

A new play devised by Activate Youth Theatre

Directed by Geraldine O'Neill and Julie O'Leary

 The location of the play is a terrace house overlooking the River Lee, just before the 1911 Census.

Venue: Graffiti Theatre, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork
Dates: Friday 7th/Saturday 8th May at 8pm. Matintee performance on Saturday 8th at 3pm
Tickets: 10 Euro/8 Euro Conc Bookings: Phone Graffiti on 021-4397111 or email bookings@graffiti.ie

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore

by Martin McDonagh

Directed by Peter Hussey

Davey and Donny have to somehow replace mad Padraig's dead, black cat with a living substitute before he comes roaring home to Inishmore in less than ten hours. Otherwise they'll end up in a warehouse dangling from chains, because Padraig is a Lieutenant in a splinter terrorist group in the UK. Their attempts to save themselves are interrupted by a trio of cartoon gangsters sneaking about to assassinate Padraig, and by Davey's blood-thirsty sister Mairead.

Martin Mc Donagh is the writer of ‘The Beauty Queen...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Wed, May 5th 2010, 09:41 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/160 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/161 Stagecraft Youth Theatre have a busy May ahead with five productions on stage!

21 - 22 May

Ugly Roger by Hannah Burke

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Cinderella by Kaye Umansky

28 - 29 May

Dog House by Gina Moxley

Burying Your Brother In The Pavement by Jack Thorne

Venue for all shows: White Memorial Theatre, Clonmel

Time: 8pm

Tickets: 10 Euro from Premier Music

Special rate of 8 Euro for NAYD members! To find out more contact Shane Dempsey by email.

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X-Factory by Tom Swift

NAYD's New Stage Commission

Features additional popular song and dance routines!

Kylie dreams of becoming a TV talent show star and escaping her manic mother, crazy father, mean sisters and the hell of scrubbing dishes in the family restaurant where chips are the only thing on the menu.
Then along comes mysterious reality TV host Kidd Young Jr, offering fame and fortune. With Kidd’s help Kylie assumes the alter-ego “Cindy” and before you know it she’s the winner of X-Factory. But things get strange when Kidd...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Fri, May 14th 2010, 10:39 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/162 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/163 Co. Sligo Youth Theatre

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Under a Naked Light

An adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Four narrators tell the strory from their own  standpoint. The production mixes realism and stylisation to create a unique re-telling.

Directed by Marie De La Gueronniere, assisted by Niamh Devaney.

Dates: 12 - 15 May
Venue: The Factory Performance Space, Lower Quay Street, Sligo
Time: 8pm
Tickets: 14/10 Euro
Bookings: 071-9138489 / 0877687931

For more info contact County Sligo Youth Theatre by email or on 071-9138489

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Show Case

A medley of short dramatic works, devised written and directed by Mayo Youth Theatre members. A night of comedy, drama, music and mystery awaits!

Dates: Friday 21 and Sat 22 May at 8pm

Venue: Ballina Arts Centre.

Bookings: 096-73593

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Shakespeare In the House

Dreamstuff Youth Theatre have joined together with Rothe House and Garden in Kilkenny to present a feast of Shakespeare in the surroundings of the 17th century buildings and courtyards.

The festival will feature abridged versions of Shakespeare's plays peformed by both the Junior and Senior groups. Performances will include The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew. (These performances are free of charge). In the evening there will be a full length version of Twelfth Night. The performance will be followed by a Barbeque on both...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Sat, Jun 19th 2010, 21:16 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/165 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/166 NAYD's National Festival of Youth Theatres promises to be an unforgettable four days of workshops, social events and fun by the seaside.

For more visit the Festival Page

Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill

A frank and confrontational look at the confusions, desires and anxieties of a teenage boy on a journey of self discovery. This beautifully written, bittersweet comedy about growing up follows Tom's journey as he tries to discover who he is.

Directed by Niall Cleary.

Dates: 12 - 24 July
Time: 1pm
Venue: Nun's Island Theatre

Tusk Tusk by Polly Stenhan

A seven year-old boy, his teenage brother, and sister wait in a room with the world on their...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Mon, Jul 12th 2010, 10:51 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/167 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/168 Clondalkin Youth Theatre, who celebrate their 20th birthday this year present Room Service.

An orignal devised play, directed by Annie Clery.

It's the Come-On Inn's closing weekend and while the staff are winding down, the guests are winding them up!

Step into the weird, wild and wonderful world of this former champion three and a half star hotel.

Dates: 24 - 26 June

Time: 8pm

Venue: Arás Chrónáin, Watery Lane, Clondalkin.

Tickets: 8/6 Euro available on the door.

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Will Shakespeare Save Us by Paul Nimmo

and

Elizabeth and Mr Darcy? Discuss by Veronica Coburn

Elizabeth and Mr Darcy? Discuss  is one of NAYD's new commissions under the New Stage programme.

Elizabeth & Mr Darcy? Discuss. …is a choral play about love. It’s also about the Junior Cert and the Leaving Cert and that first exciting/terrifying step beyond second level education. Set against one cycle of the seasons it is choral in form to reflect that which we have in common. We may have much in common but there is also lots to set...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Thu, Jul 1st 2010, 10:11 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/169 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/170 Limerick Youth Theatre presents Women in Power, an ancient Greek comedy with a contemporary twist

Limerick Youth Theatre (LYT) presents its latest play, Women in Power from 23rd to 27th August 2010 at Belltable Arts Centre. Based on the hilarious Greek comedy The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes (translated by Kenneth McLeish), LYTs latest production brings a contemporary twist before embarking on a Greek odyssey.

Rather than ancient Athens, the play begins at the Academy of Theatrical Humanities (and Extraordinary Notions of Stardom), a prestigious performing arts school. Girls - who are sick of guys having all the say, all the fun...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Mon, Aug 23rd 2010, 10:25 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/170 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/171 Waterford Youth Arts

present

Dark of the Moon

by Howard Richardson and William Berney

Directed by Jim Nolan. Designed by Deirdre Dwyer.

Venue: Garter Lane

Dates:18-21 August at 8pm

In other WYA news, a Performing Arts Summer Camp takes place from 19-23 July

Former WYA members Martina Collender and Megan Stokes have written a new play for younger children,This Ain't no Fairy Tale. It will be feature members of WYA's 10-14 age group and will run from 20-22 August.

For more info on all these events go to http://www.waterfordyoutharts.com

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A Dream Play

by August Strindberg, in a version by Caryl Churchill.

Directed by Jimmy Fay.

Venue: Peacock Theatre, Dublin.
Dates: 23-28 August
Bookings: Abbey Box Office on 01 8787 222 or www.abbeytheatre.ie

For more visit the NYT page.

Limerick Youth Theatre (LYT) presents its latest play, Women in Power from 23rd to 27th August 2010 at Belltable Arts Centre. Based on the hilarious Greek comedy The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes (translated by Kenneth McLeish), LYTs latest production brings a contemporary twist before embarking on a Greek odyssey.

Rather than ancient Athens, the play begins at the Academy of Theatrical Humanities (and Extraordinary Notions of Stardom, a prestigious performing arts school. Girls - who are sick of guys having all the say, all the fun...]]> Fri, Sep 3rd 2010, 05:18 GMT Mon, Aug 16th 2010, 11:18 GMT http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/173 http://nayd.ie/whats_on/show/174 The final event on this year's NAYD's Young Critics' programme will be a public panel discussion. The participants will attend three productions at October's Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival and discuss what they have seen at a public panel discussion as part of the official festival programme.

Date: Sunday 10 October

Time: 12pm

Venue: Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Date: 25 September

Venue: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny

Tickets: 10 Euro

More details: http://yifm.com