ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY

Roundhouse Theatre Company will launch its first summer season, at the Boardwalk Bar, May 12th at 7pm. The new theatre company will be launched by Dr. Ger Fitzgibbon, head of Drama and Theatre Studies at UCC. The company is Jennifer Rogers and Rachel Yoder, who have just finished their final year of Drama at UCC. Tony Mc Cleane Fay, Artistic Director of the Granary Theatre, has given Roundhouse a year in residency at the Granary Theatre.

Lipstick by Rachel Yoder, previews on Saturday 30th May, opens on June 2nd and runs until June 6th. Spitting Love by Jennifer Rogers, previews on 8th June, opens on June 9th and runs until June 13th. Both plays have been performed in the past; however this is their first professional production. Both writers will direct their shows.

Lipstick explores the absurd world of Jane and Archibald, a newly wed couple, who despite both traditional and modern pressure find a way to express their love. It comically describes the situations young lovers can find themselves in when the communication cord gets tangled with an interfering mother-in-law!

Spitting Love is a dark comedy about the trauma of loosing a child. The play shifts through the inner world of Harry, as he tries to make sense of his loss. It portrays the transformation that takes place between the inner thoughts of Harry and the perception of the outer world.

Roundhouse is fortunate to have a great cast of well known actors; James Brown, Mary- Louise Mac Carthy, Peadar Donohoe and Shane Falvey. Lucie Ryan Donnelly, will head up the production team.

Roundhouse aims to produce new and exciting drama that considers all forms of artistic expression.

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