Photo: DenisaPhoto
by Irene Kelleher
Presented by Mighty Oak Productions
October 1st to 12th (excluding Sunday 6th) @ 8pm
“Every small town has its secrets.”
Ireland – 1990. Nelson Mandela was freed; the first female Irish president was inaugurated and the worst song of all time was composed entitled ‘Give it a lash Jack’. But these events are irrelevant to Oisín and Gráinne, two social misfits, as they attempt to survive life approaching Leaving Cert.
Because there is something at the heart of Kilthomas… you can breathe it in the air.
An old legend. A dark history set to repeat itself. It is not because of the briars, jagged rocks and dark terrain that no one walks down to the faery ring. People have disappeared without a trace.
Something memorable happens in this quiet town. It is the night of their final year celebrations and the students’ transition into the next phase of their lives. As the students of Kilthomas Community School sweat out their frustrations to the sounds of MC Hammer and INXS, the party intensifies.
Someone goes missing.
And only a diary is found.
MIGHTY OAK PRODUCTIONS
The Misfit Mythology is the second play, alongside Gone Full Havisham to be produced by Mighty Oak Productions. A company founded in January 2019 focusing on the production of new work in Ireland.
The Misfit Mythology is the second play by writer Irene Kelleher whose first play, Mary and Me, received much critical acclaim at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe and enjoyed a Nationwide Irish tour and was nominated for a Bobby Award. The play is published by Oberon.
“Kelleher is an exceptionally talented writer.” – BROADWAY BABY ★★★★★
“Written with huge delicacy and skill… Kelleher marks herself out as a writer to watch.” – THE STAGE ★★★★
“Both in writing and performance, Kelleher is light years ahead of much of the posse.” – THE ARTS REVIEW ★★★★
THE MISFIT MYTHOLOGY
The play is directed by Killian Collins and it is Killian and Irene’s second time collaborating on a project. The first being The Turn of the Screw which enjoyed a very successful run at Smock Alley Theatre and The Everyman.
Two actors play the two protagonists, Gráinne and Oisín, amongst a host of other characters. The Misfit Mythology is a story that is very Irish, set 28 years ago at a time when Ireland was struggling to transition and to keep up. Small town Ireland where the Saw Doctor’s ‘I used to love her’ trumps ‘New Kids on the Block’.
The play will bring you on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling, nostalgic journey through small town Ireland in the 1990s, where every town has its secrets.
This production is made possible by the Cork Arts Theatre and the Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme.
“I applied for the Cork Arts Theatre Emerging Artists Programme as it is a fantastic opportunity to stage new work. It is an honour to be able to premiere ‘The Misfit Mythology’ in my hometown under my own production company. The intimate nature of the theatre is ideal for this play as the two main characters are in direct dialogue with the audience. Both myself and Killian Collins have been involved in many productions in the Cork Arts Theatre in the past ten years and, with the rejuvenation of the theatre, I am excited to be a part of the theatre’s future. I hope that premiering ‘The Misfit Mythology’ in the Cork Arts Theatre will make the audience want to see more future projects from Mighty Oak Productions.”
– IRENE KELLEHER
Tickets:
Preview Tuesday 1st October: All tickets are €10
All other performance dates: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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