The Devious Theatre Company

Author Archives: John Morton

Stags and Hens (and the rest of the summer)

May
25,
2009
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After the successful runs of Trainspotting and Smitten last year, we are very happy to announce that our next full scale production will be Stags and Hens by Willy Russell. A viciously funny study of working class attitudes to marriage, … Continue reading

The C**T Cut

May
20,
2009
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This is a nice little extra to our collection of Trainspotting footage. We’ve edited the play entirely with the word ‘cunt’. Undoubtedly its most prominent word. Please do enjoy. And if there are any people of a sensitive disposition in … Continue reading

Cabaret Nights At The Barn

May
16,
2009
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The Barn Owl Players are presenting a unique theatrical experiment over the next two Saturday nights in Kilkenny. The project is entitled ‘Cabaret Nights At The Barn’ and will see a unique mix of theatre and music presented in the … Continue reading

The End

May
13,
2009
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In our final clip from Trainspotting, we see the final refrain of Our Father as the characters confront not just the evils they have committed but also their own destinies. Choose life indeed. For more Trainspotting clips, check out the … Continue reading

Alison’s Revenge

May
6,
2009
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In our penultimate clip from our production of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting adapted by Harry Gibson, Alison ([played by Maria Murray) exacts some horrifying revenge on a bunch of boorish, English louts who harass her as she works in an Edinburgh … Continue reading

The Playboy Of The Western World

Apr
28,
2009
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For the second week running, one of Kilkenny’s youth theatres is launching a major production. This time it’s our old alma mater of Dreamstuff Youth Theatre who are producing that ironclad classic of Irish theatre, JM Synge’s The Playboy Of … Continue reading

Road To Nowhere

Apr
27,
2009
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Here’s the newest scene to go online from our production of Trainspotting which ran in The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny in June last year. This scene is one of the mad concoctions that Harry Gibson implemented in his 1994 stage adaptation. … Continue reading

Burying Your Brother In The Pavement

Apr
21,
2009
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Kilkenny’s first youth theatre offering of 2009 arrives on local stages this week. Kilkenny Youth Theatre’s production of Jack Thorne’s Burying Your Brother In The Pavement will play in The Barn, Church Lane, Kilkenny from April 23rd to 25th at … Continue reading

Tripping Through The Meadows

Apr
9,
2009
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The first act closes on our scenes from Trainspotting, our third production, which ran June 24th to 28th in the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny last year. This scene is taken from a few different chapters in the book and shows Tommy … Continue reading

Meet Ken McGuire

Apr
6,
2009
1

Ken is one of the founding members of Devious Theatre and has worked in pretty much every capacity going. He’s produced everything we’ve done, designed the website, taken photos, painted things and made tea. He was also one of the … Continue reading

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