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SwingBy Steve Blount, Gavin Kostick, Peter Daly,
and Janet Moran An international hit from New York to Paris, Fishamble presents a comedy about dancing and music and love and not settling and feeling like an eejit and being brave and having doubts and trying your best and trying new things and thinking outside the box and seeing things clearly and living as well as you can and giving it a lash. Replete with a rock and roll score, it’ll make you want to dance. WINNER: BEWLEY’S LITTLE GEM AWARD Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 CRITICS’ PICK, New York Times |
Created ByWritten by Steve Blount, Peter Daly, Gavin Kostick,
and Janet Moran Directed by Peter Daly Produced by Eva Scanlan Lighting by Mark Galione Sound by Ivan Birthistle Stage Manager Marella Boschi |
Cast2016
Arthur Riordan Gene Rooney 2013-2015 Steve Blount Janet Moran |
Performances
2016: Irish and International Touring
22 March: Siamsa Tíre, Tralee 23 March: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire 24 March: Glór, Ennis 26 March: Belltable, Limerick 29 March: axis, Ballymun 30 March: Roscommon Arts Centre 31 March: Draíocht, Blanchardstown 1 April: Town Hall Theatre, Galway 2 April: Nenagh Arts Centre 5 Apr: Theatre Royal, Margate 6 Apr: Roxburgh Theatre, Stowe 7 Apr: Fisher Theatre, Bungay 8 Apr: Farnham Maltings 9 Apr: Phoenix Arts, Bordon 12 Apr: Leighton Buzzard Theatre 13 Apr: South Street, Reading 14 Apr: The Hat Factory, Luton 15 Apr: The Place, Bedford 16 Apr: The Oxford Playhouse, Oxford 18 Apr: Chipping Norton Theatre 20 Apr: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 21 Apr: The Point, Eastleigh 22 Apr: Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis 23 Apr: Bridport Arts Centre 26-30 Apr: Theatr Clwyd, Mold 5-8 May: Illawarra Performing Centre, Wollongong 11-14 May: Street Theatre, Canberra 19 May: Mittagong Playhouse 21 May: Cessnock Arts Centre 24 May: Montrose Town Centre 25 May: The Memo, Healesville 27-29 May: Brisbane Powerhouse 31 May: Shoalhaven Arts Centre 2 June: Wagga Wagga Theatre 4 June: Mandurah Arts Centre 2015: Irish and International Touring 1st – 5th Sept: Pavilion Theatre, Dún laoghaire 10th – 13th Sept: Christchurch Arts Festival, New Zealand 16th – 20th Sept: Auckland Live, New Zealand |
2014: Irish and International Touring
23rd April – 18th May: Irish Arts Center, New York 22nd – 23rd May: Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris 26th – 31st May: Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage, Dublin Dance Festival 2nd-21st June: Bewley’s Cafe Theatre 13th-14th June: Draíocht, Blanchardstown 20th-21st June: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 24th June: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon 25th June: The Linenhall, Castlebar 26th June: The Source Arts Centre, Thurles 28th June: Backstage, Longford 1st July: Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise 2nd-3rd July: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire 5th July: Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr 8th-9th July: Clonmel Junction Festival 10th July: Friar’s Gate, Kilmallock 11th July: Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge 12th July: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo 16th July: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 17th July: Roscommon Arts Centre 19th-20th July: Earagail Arts Festival 22nd July: Garage Theatre, Monaghan 24th-26th July: Wexford Arts Centre 1st-24th August: Dance Base, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 19th September: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray |
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Critical Praise for Swing
‘a production of the forward-thinking company Fishamble.. winning.. charming.. you want to join them on the floor’
★★★★★ CRITICS’ PICK New York Times ‘Funny, inspirational and heart-warming.. big Fringe hit.’ ★★★★★ The Scotsman ‘A treat of a show, go on, go on, go on – just go.’ ★★★★★ Herald Scotland ‘Funny, warm, and well produced, with a rousing finale that’s enough to make you kick up your own heels’ ★★★★★ Irish Theatre Magazine |
‘Got lots of heart..wistful, unsentimental… feels completely true’
★★★★ The Guardian ‘There’s a real sweetness to this comedy. Give it a whirl.’ ★★★★ Sunday Times ‘A hilarious script.. If you haven’t danced before, this will make you ask why.’ ★★★★ Irish Daily Mail ‘Try Swing. You’d really be an eejit not to.’ ★★★★ Broadway Baby |