A Drama
By Martin McDonagh     Directed By Barney Farrelly

The Play

The play centers on the life of Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old spinster who takes care of her selfish and manipulative 70-year-old mother Mag. Maureen’s sisters have escaped into marriage and family life, but Maureen, with a history of mental illness, is trapped in a seriously dysfunctional relationship with her mother.

The Cast

A Drama
By Jimmy Murphy     Directed By Larry Coughlin

The Play

When the President of America visits Ireland-what better way to entertain him than a showband from the good old days! The members of the Castlecomer Jukebox are ready to reform, its been years since they dusted off their instruments and took the house down. Can they pull it off and shine in the limelight once more? or will past hurts, crooked politicians and greedy business dealings strike a sour note and send the bad crashing down…? Tune in in the Spring to find out!

The Cast

A Drama
By Anne Dunphy     Directed By Lisa Krueger

The Play

Life is grand at the rest home. But, when Bridie dies, and her son finds out the truth about her past, the lives of those involved will never be the same.

The Cast

A Comedy
By Hugh Leonard     Directed By Tom Kearney

The Play

An upwardly mobile couple living in an upscale Dublin suburb, and their business partner are showing what real patriotism is all about-selling it in the form of hotels. Each room in the Patrick Pearse Motel is decorated with a portrait of a national hero. Unbeknown to her doting husband, the lady of the house is plotting a tryst with an old flame, a television commentator famed for his rudeness. Soon the stage is filled with mistaken identities, dropped trousers, a flimsy negligee and false accusations. On a rainy night at the Patrick Pearse Motel, the characters crisscross paths, threaten one another with a shillelagh and hide in convenient closets. An hysterical bedroom farce that will have you wondering how will all of this turn out and who will get out alive?

The Cast

A Drama
By Michael Carey     Directed By Larry Coughlin

The Play

Young Margaret Finnerty returns to Cloonmore in Co Donegal from a time spent in America. She marries local farmer Patrick Finnerty and settles down to married life. However, her life becomes fragmented and dysfunctional, the reason for which she can’t explain. Could the existence of the nearby Craddock’s Well hold the key? The play touches on themes of loneliness and emigration in a rural way of life that’s both very humorous and still very innocent.

The Cast

A Comedy
By Deirdre Kinahan     Directed By Georgina Chapman

The Play

The show must go on! And in the small town of Athboy, County Meath, the Athboy Players certainly hope so. With their 25th Anniversary looming, the group want to dazzle, shine and show off their artistic talents to their loyal and faithful audience. What better way to do this than to stage John Millington Synge’s masterpiece “Playboy of the Western World”. But alas…trouble is waiting in the wings!

Crew members are leaving at the last minute, actors are showing up late or not at all, the set is unfinished…where are the lights? The costumes? and why isn’t anyone learning their lines?!? What is a community theatre group to do? Can the sudden arrival of theatrical virtuoso Denis O’Byrne be the answer to the Players prayers? Surely someone with her talents and vision can only bring the Society to new heights? Ah…but Denise has plans of her own and will stop at nothing to see them realized!

Will the players fall prey to her whimsical notions..or will disgrace and shame befall them on the most important night of their lives…or will tradition and hard work see them through with their good name intact? If you really want to see what goes on behind the scenes of a theatre production, you have to see this show! Join us for a night of mad-cap antics both on and off the stage!

The Cast

The Tony Award winning play
By Hugh Leonard     Directed By Larry Coughlin

The Play

“Da” is set in 1960’s Dublin. After his Da’s funeral, Charlie returns to his childhood home only to find his father’s ghost stubbornly unwilling to leave the house. As the events of Charlie’s youth and Da’s troubled relationship with Charlie’s mother are replayed, we discover the darkly comic, bittersweet relationship that existed between father and son.

The Cast

A Three-Act Comedy
By Jimmy Keary    Directed By Mick Kenna

The Play

Michael Mullen, an Irish farmer, is going through a bit of a rocky patch. Not only is his wife, Noreen, disappointed with her anniversary present, but his good- for-nothing brother, Charlie, has conned him in to allowing him to stay with them “for a few days”.

Finally, to top things off, Noreen’s former lover, Claude Nolan, has just moved in next door and it appears the flame has not completely died out. Ever the helpful brother, Charlie devises a plan to help Michael with his predicament. Unfortunately, as seems to be the case with all of Charlie’s schemes, it backfires getting Michael into deeper trouble.

Not only that, but Charlie, as well as the rest of the characters, are caught in the undertow of his deception. Eventually, everyone is scrambling to dig themselves out of the wreckage. Enjoy the madcap comedy that results in the Gaelic Park Players production of Jimmy Keary’s “Love Thy Neighbor”.

The Cast

A Two Act Comedy
By Clare Melley Smith     Directed By Kate McNally

The Play

This play is based on “Christmas Stories and Letters of a Country Postman” By John B. Keane. Published by Mercier Press.

As the play opens we are introduced to the life of a postman in the village of Lisnacoo in County Kerry, a long time ago. It’s Christmas and the post office is a very busy place. However the postman Mocky Fondoo takes time out to read excerpts from letters and relate the stories of his experiences as a postman on his daily rounds. Tales of match-making, seduction, job-hunting, fortune telling, intoxication, hope, bickering etc. contribute to the story. Many of the stories are acted out but some are read out as the scenes blend harmoniously throughout the entire production with the main cast members playing many different roles.

Although the plot is non-conventional, the dialogue, lighting and sound all transform the play into a smooth production at times involving the audience. This is certainly a very funny play none the less some scenes are very touching.

The Cast

A Comedy in Three Acts
By Peter Cunningham     Directed By Larry Coughlin

The Play

“Getting Buried”is set in the family room of the French household. The family owns the local hardware store which is managed by Terence French in Holybank, west of Dublin. His wife, Helen French does the accounting and secretarial work. Terence owns 40% of the business, his mother Statia owns 50% and his sister Hetty owns 10%.The play opens on the day Statia French dies aged 93 and the family are beginning to gather for the funeral There’s Walter French (Terry”s uncle), Hetty (his sister), and Desmond his brother and-oh yes-there’s Delia(Helens sister from Dublin.) The play is full of surprises. When Hetty hires a detective to investigate French Hardware she gets more than she bargained for, boy, did she ever. While Delia and Terrence are planning for an easy life in the sun and the ever capricious Walter is dreaming in an equestrian fantasy land, along comes Desmond and throws a wrench in the works. The shenanigans are hilarious but show the weak side of human nature when sex and money are the driving factors. The hardworking, trusting Helen has her eyes opened for her and the scheming woebegone Terence and Delia geet their just deserts. “And all’s well that ends well”

Warning!! Adult Theme Adult Language!

The Cast