23 August – 14 September
Lights! Camera! Action!! HOLLYWOOD is coming to the Barn Theatre ….
Set in a rural Ireland, a small village is turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood studio to film the latest historical blockbuster. What happens when two Irish extras become the stars?!
Told through the eyes of local lads Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn, who are employed as extras, it soon becomes clear that Tinseltown’s romanticised dream of Ireland is a long way from reality…
Northern Ireland actors Shaun Blaney and Gerard McCabe will star as ‘Charlie Conlon’ and ‘Jake Quinn.’
Shaun Blaney is best-known for the critically acclaimed one man show In The Name of The Son, which toured to the Edinburgh Fringe and the Auckland theatre festival New Zealand. Shaun was nominated best actor at the Irish Theatre Awards for his portrayal of the legendary Gerry Conlon. Last year Shaun starred in two of The Stage’s Top 50 shows of the year, including Cyprus Avenue (The Tron Glasgow), and Rhino (Tinderbox Belfast). Further theatre credits include Little Women (The Lyric Theatre), The Man Who Fell To Pieces (Tinderbox), Inventors (Kabosh) and Three’s A Shroud (GBL).
Gerard McCabe’s stage credits include: The Threepenny Opera, What The Reindeer Saw, Smiley, Pride and Prejudice and The Jungle Book (Lyric Theatre, Belfast); The Blue Boy Glenmore (Brassneck/Lyric Theatre); Jacques Brel is Alive and Well (Lyric Theatre/Blunt Fringe); Lally the Scut, Fireworks, and Swing State Cabaret (Tinderbox); Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged, 25th Annual Spelling Bee, Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, A Midsummers Night Dream, and Blue Remembered Hills (Bruiser Theatre Company); iSpy (Big Telly); Short Strand Rising and Henry and Harriot (Kabosh Theatre Company); Tosca (NI Opera); The New Kid and Sinking (Replay Theatre Company); The Comedy of Errors (Belfast Th. Co); Herons, Pvt. Wars (Pintsized Productions).
Directed by Matthew McElhinney, son of the play’s writer and original director, this new production brings a fresh take on the often hysterically funny, thought-provoking and witty comedy, which has won numerous awards including both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best New Comedy, as well as three Tony nominations on Broadway. Stones in his Pockets ran for four years in the West End and has delighted audiences around the world.
The Barn Theatre, 5 Beeches Road, Cirencester GL7 1BN
Box Office : 01285 648255
Email: boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk
