Theatre: “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)”

Venue: dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin

Dates: 19th – 20th Apr 2023 Show time: 8pm Admission: €15 Running time: 70min, no interval

Shakespeare may be turning in his grave, but the show that’s become a cult classic contains all 37 plays (plus sonnets) in just 97 minutes. As the comedies aren’t anywhere near as funny as the tragedies, all sixteen have been condensed with the history plays transformed into a game of American football, Othello is performed in rap and Titus Andronicus becomes a TV cookery programme. For the finale, Hamlet is staged first as a psychological exploration of Hamlet’s Ego and Ophelia’s Id, then performed in a matter of minutes and, for the finale, performed backwards. For lovers of Shakespeare everywhere.

[Info from dlr Mill Theatre website here]

Theatre: Romeo and Juliet at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum

From the dlr Mill theatre Dundrum website.

Directed by Geoff O’Keeffe for MILL PRODUCTIONS, this abridged version of Romeo and Juliet is an ideal opportunity to expose Junior Cycle students to their first live Shakespeare experience.

Throughout the year the venue also offers you and your pupils (at all levels) the opportunity to really engage with your chosen text by offering Drama Workshops to bring these texts to life.  Workshops are led by experienced facilitators and designed to engage the student creatively by exploring characters, themes and language of your chosen text. Mill Productions has produced 2 Shakespeare plays every year for many years – including Macbeth in 2018, King Lear 2017 and Hamlet 2016. For booking details see the dlr Mill theatre Dundrum website here.

FULL CAST:
Jack Mullarkey                        Romeo
Gillian Buckle                          Juliet
Michael James Ford                Capulet
Serena Brabazon                     Lady Capulet
Evelyn Shaw                            Nurse
Brian James Gilligan               Friar / Tybalt
Rachel O’Connell                    Mercutio
Ethan Dillon                            Benvolio

Gillian Buckle and Jack Mullarkey in Romeo and Juliet – Mill Productions 2019

Workshop: Shakespeare, Here & Elsewhere

Join Prof. Mark Thornton Burnett (Queen’s University Belfast) for a workshop on Shakespeare and world cinema, among other things.

Saturday, 14th May, 2.00 pm – Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon, Dun Laoighaire

Booking here: www.ria.ie/events/shakespeare-here-and-elsewhere

This is part of the ‘Shakespeare Lives Across the Island’ programme, which can be downloaded here. More #Shakespeare400 and British Council #ShakespeareLives events can be found on the blog using the tag #ShaxIRL400. Follow us on Twitter at @ShakesinIreland.