Due to an overwhelmingly successful run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in June, Blue Teapot is going on tour.
With the support of Galway Rural Development and Galway City Partnership the company will be performing in Ballinasloe on Wednesday September 29 with a matinee, 12 noon performance.
The show will take place in Ballinasloe’s Town Hall Theatre; recently taken over by Town Hall Company Ltd, a new initiative that is committed to bringing more creative projects into Ballinasloe. Blue Teapot is thrilled to be the first touring company booked in under new management.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set in Athens in Edwardian times and the fairy realm, where everyone seems to have fallen in love with the wrong person. The Teapots (Blue Teapot actors ) play multiple characters in this abridged version of Shakespeare’s classic play bringing passion and heart to this beloved comedy.
Directed by Petal Pilley, this production gets to the heart of the play where misunderstandings, true love, and misdirection are mingled together with a little fairy dust. Staying true to the original text this interpretation is filled with mischief.
“I chose this Shakespeare play specifically for our acting company as they delight in the universal themes of love, jealousy, and comedy,” says Petal, “Our actors, as members of society, are not unlike the fairies, they are not always seen but they see far more than we think.”
This is truly an ensemble production with each company member playing multiple parts.
Founded 14 years ago, this unique company provides a place where actors with a learning disability can achieve excellence, promoting social inclusion through the medium of theatre by allowing the actor’s inherent talent to speak for itself.
The Teapots are surrounded by a talented production team. Costumes are designed by internationally renowned costume designer Charmian Goodall (previous designer for Macnas, The Rolling Stones, U2, and Pink Floyd ) with the fairies providing a bright splash of magic against the forest backdrop. Brendan Savage, of Savage Creative has designed and built the magical setting.
Tickets are €10, and group rates are available.
For more information call (091 ) 520977 and log on to www.blueteapot.ie
