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*** final auditions tonight thursday 3rd july at 8pm ***
Exciting news, we are holding auditions for our October performance of Wyrd Sisters
by Stephen Briggs and Terry Pratchett.
Auditions continue on Thursday 3 July at 8pm in Room 7
at the Little Theatre.
Synopsis below, if you are interested or want to find out more,
contact derek.c.power@gmail.com.
About the Show
A hilarious and darkly clever parody of Shakespearean drama, Wyrd Sisters follows three witches—Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick—as they battle an evil duke and restore rightful rule to the kingdom. With a lively script, shifting timelines, ghosts, and a play-within-a-play, this is a dynamic, fast-moving production.
CASTING INFORMATION
We are seeking 8–12 versatile performers with mixed gender roles and backgrounds. Some roles will be doubled. Please indicate if you are open to multiple roles.
PRINCIPAL ROLES (Will not be doubled):
Granny Weatherwax – Female, 40 - 50. The formidable and practical head witch. Cursed with ‘youthful looks’ as a witch so always trying to appear older than she seems.
Nanny Ogg – Female, 50+. Warm, earthy, bawdy. Think “drunken aunt at a wedding.”
Magrat Garlick – Female, 20s–30s. Earnest, naive young witch in training.
Duke Felmet – Male, 40+. Unraveling villain; a nod to Macbeth.
Duchess Felmet – Female, 40+. Ruthless and manipulative; shades of Lady Macbeth.
Fool / Verence – Male, 20s–30s. Jester with a conscience; secretly the true heir.
ENSEMBLE ROLES (Will be doubled):
Vitoller / Chamberlain / Actor
Mrs. Vitoller / Peasant / Servant
Sergeant / Soldier / Guard
Bowman / Guard / Peasant
Demon / Ghost of King Verence / Ensemble
Note: Doubling will be creative and flexible. We’re seeking strong comedic timing, physicality, and adaptability.
Same old moon
a comedy
by Geraldine Aron
*** SAME OLD MOON HAS finished after a very successful run ***
click on poster for details
Recent Productions
Love, loss and what i wore
by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron
The skerries 36th One-act drama festival
The Results
Open
1. Rosemary Drama Group - Elegy for Georgie
2. Theatre 3 Newtownabbey - Perchance to Dream
3. Down at Heel Productions - They Also Serve
Confined
1. Clann Machua Drama - Baby Steps
2. Borrisokane Players - Isn't the Water Lovely Today
3. Cilleo Yew Tree Players - Dead Man's Bells
Best Director - Claire Joyce - They Also Serve - Down At Heel Productions
Best Actor - Jordan Baker - Elegy for Georgie - Rosemary Drama Group
Best Supporting Actor - Harry Montgomery - Perchance to Dream - Theatre 3 Newtownabbey
Best Actress - Margaret Farrell - The Donahue Sisters - Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group
Best Supporting Actress - Dorothy Wiley - Perchance to Dream - Theatre 3 Newtownabbey
Best Staged Play - They Also Serve - Down at Heel Productions
Best Costumed Play - Perchance to Dream - Theatre 3 Newtownabbey
Adjudicator’s Award - Enniscorthy Theatre Group
Agnes of God - october 2024
ART – April 2024
Cast and Crew with Director Marie Kelly
private lives – february/march 2024
Don’t Dress For Dinner – December 2023
35th Skerries One-Act Drama Festival – november 2023
The Results are In……….
Winners Open
1st: Prosperous Dramatic Society
2nd: Kilrush Drama Group
3rd: Butt Drama Circle
Winners Confined
1st: New Ross Drama Workshop
2nd: Carlow Little Theatre Society
3rd: Skerries Theatre Group
Best Director: Prosperous Dramatic Society Daniel Clarke
Best Actor: Edward Hayden New Ross Drama Workshop
Best Supporting Actor: Maurice Ruth Kilrush Drama Group
Best Actress: Brid Maloney New Ross Drama Workshop
Best Supporting Actress: Cyrena Hayes Prosperous Dramatic Society
Best-Staged Play: Carlow Little Theatre
Best-Costumed Play: Carlow Little Theatre
Adjudicators Award: Production design for Butt Drama Circle
skerries short cuts – april 2023
The Knot of the Heart – February 2023
LOVE LETTERS – NOVEMBER 2022
84 Charing Cross Road – October 2022
A Streetcar Named Desire – May 2022
The Salvage Shop - March 2022
Absent Friends - February 2020
34TH SKERRIES ONE-ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL nov. 2019
RESULTS - 34TH. SKERRIES ONE-ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2019
7TH - 8TH - 9TH NOVEMBER 2019
Open Category
1st. Palace Players - From Under the Bed
2nd. Bray Arts Drama Group - Kind of Alaska
3rd. Balally Players - Waiting for You
Confined Category
1st. Model Box Productions - Two Sisters
2nd. Donabate Portrane Dramatic Society - Mr. Foot
3rd. Navan Theatre Group - Bull
Best Director Aisling Uí Laoire Balally Players
Best Actor Oran O’Rua Balally Players
Best Supporting Actor Martin Davidson - Bray Arts Drama Group
Best Actress Kathy Gallagher - Model Box Productions
Best Supporting Actress Katy Leech - Navan Theatre Group
Best Staged Play From Under the Bed - Palace Players
Best Costumed Play From Under the Bed - Palace Players
Adjudicator’s Award Fiona Keane - Bray Arts Drama Group
Moonglow - November 2019
Cornermen - April 2019
A View from the bridge - february 2019
33rd Skerries One-act drama festival - november 2018
RESULTS OF 33RD SKERRIES ONE-ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2018
1ST - 2ND - 3RD NOVEMBER 2018
Results
Winner Open: Palace Players - Where is this Malabar
2nd Open: Balally Players - The Flattering Word
3rd Open: Bridgewater Theatre Group - After Renvyle
Winner Confined: New Ross Drama - Spectre
2nd Confined: Model Box - A Frank Exchange
3rd Confined: Martello Productions - Notes on Falling Leaves
Best Actor: Dermot Vickers - Model Box - A Frank Exchange
Best Supporting Actor: Danny Buckley - Palace Players - Where is this Malabar
Best Actress: Doris Cullen. Baldly Players - The Flattering Word
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Flavin Colbert - Palace Players - Where is this Malabar
Best Costumed Play: The Flattering Word - Balally Players
Best Staged Play: Where is this Malabar - Palace Players
Best Director: Liam Howard - Palace Players - Where is this Malabar
Adjudicator’s Award..Deirdre Malone for acting in Notes on Falling Leaves - Martello Productions.
