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Author Archives: John Morton

Devious Compiled

Apr
3,
2012
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For a variety of reasons, we figured it was about time we put a compilation of clips together of our shows. It’s a handy way of showing people what we’ve done in a short period of time as well as … Continue reading

The Bare Bones

Mar
28,
2012
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Connie Walsh has been working on our version of Night Of The Living Dead since In The Future When All’s Well last spring. She’s also playing the part of Babs. It’s a fair trade off. Here she writes about her … Continue reading

The Online Dead

Mar
21,
2012
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We’ve just launched a website for Night Of The Living Dead. Since we’ve already got this lovely website, you might think we’ve sufficient room here to do our thing on the internet, and you’d probably be right. But for a … Continue reading

The Cheap Seats

Mar
14,
2012
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One thing we’ve done consistently since 2006 is make theatre affordable for young audiences. After reading this story today about the Old Vic’s attempts to make theatre more accessible to young people, we’d like to remind you that we’re offering … Continue reading

Up and Coming

Feb
28,
2012
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John Kennedy and Eleanor Walsh, with Paddy Dunne, John Morton and Ken McGuire in January 2011 After partaking in Fishamble’s New Play Clinic last week, we got word that two of our up and coming members have had their writing … Continue reading

Avoid The Front Row

Feb
24,
2012
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If you’ve seen the original Night Of The Living Dead you’ll know it’s not much of a spoiler to mention that things get a little bit messy as it reaches its final act. It’s safe to say that you can … Continue reading

Fixing Punctures

Feb
20,
2012
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Gavin Kostick and John Morton We had a very productive and very enjoyable weekend working with Gavin Kostick of Fishamble this weekend on John Morton’s play Punctured. The New Play Clinic allowed us to avail of Gavin’s wealth of experience … Continue reading

Fishamble New Play Clinic

Feb
16,
2012
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We’re gearing up for a very exciting weekend as we welcome Fishamble down from Dublin. We’re only delighted to be taking part in their New Play Clinic which is another exciting initiative from Ireland’s leading theatre company for new writing. … Continue reading

“They’re Coming To Get You Barbara” – Babs

Feb
14,
2012
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“They’re coming to get you Barbara!” And with the refrain of the most iconic line from George Romero’s 1968 horror classic we introduce you to the first character poster for our new stage version of Night Of The Living Dead. … Continue reading

A Very Devious Launch

Feb
13,
2012
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For starters, we didn’t tell people what we were launching. That was quite devious of us. The food that was on display was quite deviant also. All in all, our launch was suitably different. Strange, but aptly so. A lovely … Continue reading

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