Photo (c) George Carter
Developed as part of Show in a Bag an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre makers and actors.
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The Humours of BandonBy Margaret McAuliffe
‘Don’t be afraid of that floor, hammer it!’ On the eve of the Irish Open championship, we meet Annie, a 16 year old Dubliner, as she charts us through the various successes and disappointments of her Irish Dancing life. We share her mind numbing commitment and burning desire to win the Irish Open title. Will she win and, if so, in what way? From the confines of every parochial hall in Ireland, Irish Dancing champions are churned out at a massive rate. Medals and cups build up in drawing rooms and Riverdance swells a national pride, but the public aren’t privy to the blood, sweat and tears that pave the way to the first place podium. The Humours of Bandon is a coming of age story, full of heart, humour and wisdom, for anyone who had a childhood passion that threatened to overwhelm their life. WINNER: Best Theatre Script Writers’ Guild of Ireland ZeBBie Awards WINNER of the Little Gem Award Dublin Fringe Festival 2016 NOMINATED: Best Performer Dublin Fringe Festival 2016 ★★★★★Broadway Baby ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide ★★★★ The List ★★★★ The Scotsman #FishambleTHoB |
Created By
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Written and Performed by Margaret McAuliffe
Direction & Dramaturgy by Stefanie Preissner Set Design by David Fagan Lighting Design by Eoin Winning Script Development by Gavin Kostick Dramaturgical Assistant Jo Halpin Produced by Eva Scanlan |
Three Monologue Plays for Female Performers - Sonya Kelly, Noni Stapleton, Margaret McAuliffe
€15.00
Published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2017 Includes The Wheelchair On My Face by Sonya Kelly, Charolais by Nono Stapleton, and The Humours of Bandon by Margaret McAuliffe. THE WHEELCHAIR ON MY FACE ‘I got my first pair of glasses when I was seven. A nurse came to the school and tested everyone’s eyes. And so it was discovered why I’d thrown bread to the floating crisp packets in our local pond and walked into lamp posts and said, ’excuse me’. Until that day the world was a swirl of moving coloured blobs. I thought it was the same for everyone. How wrong I was.’ WINNER: SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD 2012 CRITICS’ PICK, New York Times ‘Wonderfully fresh script..highly endearing’ The Sunday Business Post CHAROLAIS A surreal, black comedy of love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais heifer. Set on a farm in rural Ireland, Siobhan is forced to share the affections of her farmer boyfriend with the other women in his life – a sneering mother-in-law figure, and a sexy French cow. This is a muddy place of simmering desire, mixing the challenges of farming life and the joy of sex. WINNER: LITTLE GEM AWARD Dublin Fringe Festival WINNER: BEST MONOLOGUE BOUQUET Edinburgh Festival WINNER: STEWART PARKER TRUST AWARD “A fast paced, witty, and intensely emotional tale filled with laughter, loss and despair.” Irish Times THE HUMOURS OF BANDON On the eve of the Irish Open championship, we meet Annie, a 16 year old Dubliner, as she charts us through the various successes and disappointments of her Irish Dancing life. We share her mind numbing commitment and burning desire to win the Irish Open title. Will she win and, if so, in what way? WINNER: Best Theatre Script Writers’ Guild of Ireland ZeBBie Awards WINNER of the Little Gem Award Dublin Fringe Festival 2016 ‘…witty and warm… McAuliffe, like this rather perfectly formed show, is a winner…’ ★★★★ The Times Click for the production pages for The Wheelchair On My Face, Charolais, and The Humours of Bandon. |
2020 Dates
To Be Announced
Reviews
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‘…a delight… Margaret McAuliffe is a star… sit back and enjoy this emotional rollercoaster ride.’
★★★★★ Broadway Baby ‘…witty and warm… McAuliffe, like this rather perfectly formed show, is a winner…’ ★★★★ The Times ‘…wonderful… you must see this show!’ ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide ‘… Margaret McAuliffe spins a yarn of gold…’ ★★★★ The List ‘…absorbing… witty and poignant, this is a story that invites you to climb inside and enjoy the ride, told by a performer who has lived and breathed the world she so expertly conveys.’ ★★★★ The Scotsman RECOMMENDED: ‘…Very funny… McAuliffe is a wonderful performer… very entertaining!’ Fringe Review |
‘terrific one woman show… both writing and performance are by turns sharp, charming and hilarious… All round, a champion turn.’
★★★★ The Irish Times ‘truly breathtaking… a tour de force for McAuliffe… dazzling performance that really needs to be seen to be believed.’ ★★★★ The Reviews Hub ‘…a thrilling spectacle… brilliant…’ ★★★★ Sunday Business Post ‘…not surprising that at the end that she received a “Riverdance” like ovation.’ NoMoreWorkHorse ‘…Margaret McAuliffe’s excellent new play…’ Musings In Intermissions ‘…wonderfully observed, delightfully funny and utterly engaging production… McAuliffe is sublime… a hilarious and heart-warming production that is not to be missed.’ TheArtsReview.com ‘electrifying… It’s an unmissable show so… don’t miss it’ Sunday Business Post |
Previous Dates
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2019 : Irish and International Touring
10 - 18 Apr: Irish Art Center NYC regional tour that included performances at the Irish Arts Center, New York Irish Center Long Island City, Irish American Center of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Mineola, and the Irish Cultural & Sports Association of Southern Connecticut, supported by Culture Ireland 8 - 11 May: Illwarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong, Australia, supported by Culture Ireland 16 - 18 May: Riverside Theatre, Parramatta, Australia, supported by Culture Ireland 23 -25 May: Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, Australia, supported by Culture Ireland 29 May: Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Bunbury, Australia, supported by Culture Ireland 2 Jun: Mountshannon Arts Festival, Mountshannon 30 Jun: Cootehill Arts Festival, Cavan 5 Dec: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire |
2018: Irish and International Touring
3rd Feb: The Dock, Leitrim 6th - 11th Feb: Blackwater Fit Up Festival 24th Feb: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 9th - 11th May: UNO Festival, Vancouver, Canada, supported by Culture Ireland 16th - 20th May: Brighton Festival, Brighton, United Kingdom, supported by Culture Ireland 3rd Jun: CAFÉ Festival, Carrabane 16th Nov: Clashmore Fit Up Festival, The Old Schoolhouse, Clashmore 22nd Nov: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Wales, supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain 24th Nov: Riverfront Theatre, Newport, Wales, supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain 26th Nov: Ffwrnes, Llanelli, Wales, supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain 27th Nov: Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Wales, supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain 1st Dec: Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Wales, supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain |
2017: Irish and International Touring
7th - 8th Feb: Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire 10th Feb: GB Shaw Theatre, Carlow 23rd Feb: Draiocht, Blanchardstown 24th Feb: Siamsa Tire, Tralee 25th Feb: glór, Ennis 28th Feb: Hawkswell, Sligo 2nd Mar: axis, Ballymun 4th Mar: Nenagh Arts Centre 6th - 25th Mar: Bewley's at Powerscourt 29th Mar: Linenhall, Castlebar 30th Mar: An Grianán, Letterkenny 2nd Jun: St. John's Theatre, Listowel Writers' Festival 5th - 7th Jul: Clonmel Junction Festival 15th Jul: Birr Theatre, Scripts Festival 25th - 30th Jul: West Cork Fit Up Festival 4th - 28th Aug: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, supported by Culture Ireland 2nd Sep: Electric Picnic 6th Sep: Roscommon Arts Centre 7th Sep: White Horse, Cork 9th Sep: Town Hall Theatre, Galway 14th Sep: Droichead Arts Centre 15th Sep: Backstage, Longford 16th Sep: Belltable, Limerick 18th Sep: Clifden Arts Festival 19th Sep: National Ploughing Championships 22nd Sep: Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare 24th Sep: Cork Arts Theatre, Cork 28th Sep: Dunamaise Arts Centre 1st Oct: Cork Arts Theatre, Cork 2nd Oct: Rossmore Theatre, Rossmore 3rd Oct: Tech Amergin, Waterville 4th Oct: CYMS, Killorglin 6th - 9th Oct: Carnegie Arts Theatre, Kenmare 14th Oct: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 1st - 2nd Dec: MAC, Belfast |
Production Shots
Photos (c) Maria Falconer 2017
Meet the Team
Margaret McAuliffe
Writer & Performer |
Margaret Mc Auliffe completed full-time actor training at the Gaiety School of Acting in 2010. As an actor she has worked with Collapsing Horse, Fishamble, The Abbey Theatre, Rough Magic and many more. Her most recent productions include Requiem for the Truth (Collapsing Horse at Bergen Fringe Festival, Norway), Anna Karenina (Abbey Theatre), Jezebel and Digging for Fire (Rough Magic). As part of the 'Show in a Bag' initiative 2016 she wrote, produced and performed The Humours of Bandon which won the Bewley’s Little Gem Award and she was nominated as Best Performer at the Fringe Awards. Fishamble has since produced and toured The Humours of Bandon nationally and internationally including Edinburgh Fringe 2017, at the Brighton Festival and at UNOFest, in Victoria, BC Canada in 2018. Margaret won the 2017 ZeBBie award for Best Theatre Script, was a recipient of the Pavilion Theatre’s Patron Artists’ Bursary 2017 and is currently writing a new play as part of Fishamble's A Play for Ireland initiative.
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Stefanie Preissner
Director and Dramaturg |
Stefanie Preissner is a screenwriter, director and actor.
She is the creator and sole writer of RTE’s 2016 hit Can’t Cope/Won’t Cope and has written two hugely successful stage plays, Our Father and Solpadeine is My Boyfriend, both of which enjoyed sell-out runs in Dublin and international tours. The latter was also performed in Bucharest, Edinburgh and Australia. As a director, Stefanie’s credits include Two For Joy by Raymond Scannell, Bombshells by Joanna Murray Smith, and What Are They Like by Lucinda Coxon for The National Theatre Connections. Stefanie graduated from University College Cork with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies and Spanish. Her first plays Cinderella? and Word Play were written while still at college. You can read more about Stefanie’s work in the book Radical Contemporary Theatre Practises by Women in Ireland (Carysfort Press, 2015) |
