Tale of magic and mayhem in Ardagh
Members of Ardagh Community Players who will stage 'The Sorcerer's Tale' on Friday, March 6 and Sunday, March 8 in the local community centre. Picture: David Farrell
Ardagh Community Players return to the stage next weekend for what promises to be a highly entertaining run.
Their latest production, a three-act comedy Scottish play, , is brought to life by a gathering of well-known local faces.
, a comedy in three acts by James Scotland, relocates to Rosserk Abbey. Here an order of monks led by Abbot Martin need to provide an impressive show to win the support of a potential benefactor.
The audience will follow the adventures of Brothers Barnabas, Donatus and Simon, who, with the help of an ancient book of spells, try to fulfil the Abbot’s wishes. Will alchemy provide the answer?
The untimely arrival of the formidable Inspector General of the Order along with various other unwilling (and only too willing) visitors complicate their efforts. Magic and mayhem ensue in this rollicking farce.
This play premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1968 and has been performed almost a hundred times; winning the Dollar Trophy at the Scottish Full-Length Final of 1969 and also, with great acclaim, featured in the Dundalk International Festival.
Ardagh Community Players welcome back Alan Moran ( , 2019); Seamus Heverin ( , 2023); Cormac Flynn and Donna Murray ( , 2024) along with Josephine Gillespie, who has been part of Ardagh Drama since the beginning, both on and off stage.
There is also the return from last year’s stellar performance in Walter Macken’s of Oisin Finan, Ria Loughney, Eoin Flood, Tommy Kilroy and Dolores O’Boyle. The directors for this year’s production are John O’Hora and Joan Rutledge.
A huge thanks goes to the production and stage team - Sean Doherty, Leona Finan, Breege Kelly, Mary Marytn, Pauline Timmons, Grace Timlin, Noel McAndrew, Padraig Egan, Seamus Reddington, Fred Theyse, Cathy Flynn, Chris Flynn and Dermot O’Boyle, stage manager Sean O’Hora, costume design Thomas Heverin, and the groups newest member Aine Killeen.
by James Scotland will be staged by Ardagh Community Players in Ardagh Community Centre (F26W521) on Friday, March 6 and Sunday, March 8. No performance on Saturday. Doors open at 7.30pm and the show kicks off at 8pm.
