Heart Shaped Vinyl Closes Tonight, Sold Out

A text message this morning brings smiles to Devious faces with word that tonight’s performance, our final of Heart Shaped Vinyl for 2007 in Kilkenny, is sold out. That makes four straight sold-out nights, absolutely unprecedented by us here at The Devious Theatre Company.

Apologies to everyone who has missed out on tickets but there was no way to gauge the demand on tickets for this week but a massive thank you goes out to everyone who has been supportive of the show and have come to check out the 2007 run. We set a 3 night limited run in 2006 as our debut production and just under one year on the demand and feedback on the show thus far has been overwhelming.

We’ve been delighted to bring you Heart Shaped Vinyl once again and hope that you’ve enjoyed the show. To those of you coming to tonight’s performance, we thank you and hope you’ll enjoy the show as we’ve thoroughly enjoyed bringing the show to you.

See all y’all tonight!

Three Nights In A Row Sold Out

We’re delighted to announce that tonight’s run of Heart Shaped Vinyl in Cleere’s Theatre in Kilkenny is also sold out making it three sold out nights in a row. There were one or two last minute cancellations last night but the cancelled tickets were snapped up immediately. If you haven’t gotten tickets already for tonight’s show and you’re intent on coming then feel free to join us in Cleere’s in the event of a cancellation. Tickets can be checked up to 7pm by phoning +353 56 7762573. There are limited tickets remaining for Saturday night, the final night of the show, priced at €10.

From everyone at the heart of The Devious Theatre Company, the committee, the cast and crew, thanks for supporting local arts and new theatre, we hope you’ve been entertained thus far as we’ve been simply delighted to have the opportunity to entertain you!

First Night Complete, Second Night Sold Out

The curtain fell on the first night of Heart Shaped Vinyl just under two hours ago and I think its safe to say that the opening night was a success – at least from the cast point of view. It would be great to stick a camera back stage and watch everyone’s individual rituals preparing for each of the scenes but whatever was done back stage in preparation certainly worked on stage as the show passed off without a hitch.

The audience were most appreciative and the crowd was terrific for the opening night, not a spare seat in the house. What we’re delighted to announce however is that tomorrow night (Thursday June 28th) is completely sold out. All tickets for the show were snapped up before 7:30pm today which is a little unexpected at this early stage of the show but if you’re looking for tickets for Thursday’s show then you may well be out of luck. Limited tickets are available for Friday while there are also some tickets available for Saturday night.

On behalf of all of us here at The Devious Theatre Company, our thanks to everyone who came out to see the show tonight and support local theatre. We’re on until Saturday night in Cleere’s Theatre, if you are coming to Kilkenny or looking for something interesting, new, innovative, exciting, funny…. check out Heart Shaped Vinyl! If you like it, let us know, we’d love to hear from you!

Heart Shaped Vinyl Opens Tonight

The day of days has arrived for the cast and crew of Heart Shaped Vinyl as The Devious Theatre Company proudly welcome the return of this popular show to Kilkenny, opening tonight at 8pm in Cleere’s Theatre.

We’ve (we as in the royal we here at Devious Theatre) gotten the finishing touches down after several late nights in the past week or so and are delighted to present Heart Shaped Vinyl to you from tonight until this Saturday.

When we first brought the show to Kilkenny in August of last year the script was well and truly hot off the press, the play and company alike virtual unknowns and the reaction to each performance unprecedented. Cleere’s itself provides one of the most intimate theatrical and performance atmospheres in the country so we hope that you enjoy tonight’s performance – and those of the rest of the week.

You’ll likely see the cast and crew around after the show so if you’ve enjoyed it please let us know, we’re always open to feedback and would love to hear from people that come to see our works.

Heart Shaped Vinyl is written by John Morton, directed for the 2007 run by Kevin Mooney and produced by the team of Ken McGuire, Niamh Moroney and David Thompson. For a synopsis of Heart Shaped Vinyl and details on the cast and crew, check here.

The Countdown Begins To Heart Shaped Vinyl

It has been less than a year since Heart Shaped Vinyl first took to the stage (August 2006) but already the show is heading for its third run, having been performed in December with the NUI Maynooth Drama Society. That third run kicks off this coming Wednesday night, June 27th, in Cleere’s Theatre in Kilkenny and the countdown is well and truly under way.

Tonight, Monday, will take The Devious Theatre Company cast through the technical paces off the show. Note to other theatre companies out there – you cannot underestimate the sheer importance of an in-depth technical rehearsal. We feel it paid off for us big time last year, the theatre itself being quite restricted in terms of storage space when dealing with a cast of 12 and some large props.

The last of the advertising rolls out this week with the show commencing on Wednesday night. Ticket sales are going quite well but we’re advising people looking to go to pre-book your tickets to avoid disappointment. We’ve managed to increase the seating capacity by 10% or so from last year but tickets and seating are quite limited.

As a committee, the core of Devious Theatre have been working on this current production of Heart Shaped Vinyl for a few months now, all the while planning and preparing for Cannibal! The Musical, testament to the hard work being done by our fledgling group! Bottom line, the countdown is on. At time of writing we’re a few hours away from our technical rehearsal before the full dress rehearsal tomorrow night. We’ll be keeping a journal of the goings on of the week as well so keep an eye on DeviousTheatre.com!

Heart Shaped Vinyl 1990’s Preview

Won’t it be strange when we’re all fully grown?

Here it is! The fifth and final teaser poster in the run-up to the opening night of Heart Shaped Vinyl! Rounding out the promotional images, is our take on the classic 90’s music video, “Disco 2000″ from Jarvis Cocker and the good people of Pulp.

Pictured are Lisa Bergin and Ken McGuire playing the roles of Grainne and Des respectively.

Heart Shaped Vinyl opens at Cleeres Theatre, Kilkenny from June 27th to 30th. Tickets are on sale now from the venue

Heart Shaped Vinyl Tickets – Have You Got Yours?

Have you booked your tickets yet? If not then you should have! Tickets for Heart Shaped Vinyl (limited availability) are currently on sale in Cleere’s Theatre with ticket sales going very well indeed, if you haven’t gotten around to booking yours yet then get on to Cleere’s today! Bookings can be made in person by calling to Cleere’s Theatre on Parliament Street, Kilkenny (open from 4pm Monday to Friday and 12pm Saturday, Sunday) or by phoning the theatre on +353 56 7762573.

Tickets are €10 and the show opens next Wednesday night, June 27th running at 8pm nightly until Saturday June 30th. While you’re in Cleere’s, why not stop and take a look at some of the fantastic artwork from the show, with both Cleere’s Theatre and Heartbeat City (High Street) boasting a display of all five promotional posters from each of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s scenes in Heart Shaped Vinyl.

If you are coming along to the show, make yourself known! Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself to any of the cast after the show and let us know what you think of Devious Theatre and Heart Shaped Vinyl. See you next Wedneday!

Heart Shaped Vinyl 1980’s Preview

Ah, the eighties! Everything was acceptable back then, apparently.

Presented here for you good folks is the fourth teaser poster for the return of the ‘theatrical mixtape’, Heart Shaped Vinyl to the stage. Our A-Ha homage is a blatant declaration of our love for the groundbreaking music video that captured our naive 80’s imaginations. I often wondered what became of Morten Harket after he was rescued from that comic book…

Pictured are Amy Dunne and David Thompson playing the roles of Sue and Liam respectively.

Heart Shaped Vinyl opens at Cleeres Theatre, Kilkenny from June 27th to 30th. Tickets are on sale now from the venue

Heart Shaped Vinyl 1960’s Preview

June 27th is but a few weeks away and in the run up to our opening night of Heart Shaped Vinyl, we once again present you with a musically themed teaser! It’s the turn of the sixties this week as we present a loving tribute to the one and only:the freewheelin’ Mr. Bob Dylan.

Pictured are John Morton and Simone Kelly playing the roles of Gerry and Julie respectively.

Heart Shaped Vinyl opens at Cleeres Theatre from June 27th to 30th

Devious Theatre Arts Funding

While the announcements have been made in the newspapers and we’ve received the confirmation documents from the Arts Office it has come to our attention that we haven’t made the online announcement yet that The Devious Theatre Company has received the grand total of €4,000 from the local arts office through the Arts Acts Grant for 2007.

This funding is vital to the development and success of our summer calendar which includes two show (one small scale, one large scale) and the commencement of our audio theatre program.

So there it is! (The announcement that is).

On behalf of The Devious Theatre Company we would like to thank Mary Butler, Niamh Finn and all at the Arts Office, Kilkenny County Council, The Arts Council and those involved in the decision making process.

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