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Category Archives: Trainspotting

Welcome To Mother Superior’s

Feb
19,
2009
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Following on from last week’s adventures of Renton and Sick Boy as they look for a fix, comes the rest of the scene as they reach their destination: the drug den of Johnny ‘Mother Superior’ Swann (Paul Young). This is … Continue reading

Choose Life

Feb
11,
2009
6

This is the fourth video from our production of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, performed in the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny, last June. The scene (above) features Ross Costigan as Renton espousing his theories on life and of course, heroin. He’s soon … Continue reading

‘Trainspotting’ – Spud’s Accident

Jan
2,
2009
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The second in the series of video clips from our production of ‘Trainspotting‘ in the Watergate Theatre last June, has just gone online over on the Devious YouTube. Filmed by our Devious friend Alan Slattery, check out the second scene … Continue reading

‘Trainspotting’ – The Opening Scene

Dec
14,
2008
2

We’ve just released the first of several video clips from our production of ‘Trainspotting‘ in the Watergate Theatre, last June. Filmed by our Devious friend Alan Slattery, check out the opening scene on the Friday night performance, featuring Ross Costigan … Continue reading

Trainspotting charity screening at Rockfall Festival

Oct
20,
2008
0

Ross Costigan (Mark Renton) and Ken McGuire (Tommy) in Devious Theatre’s Trainspotting Devious Theatre’s production of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, which ran in the Watergate Theatre last June, will be screened in Cleere’s Theatre as part of the Rockfall Festival this … Continue reading

Trainspotting Review: Start Magazine

Sep
17,
2008
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The following review was first published in the autumn 2008 edition of Start Magazine, the arts magazine for the South East of Ireland. Written by Ita Morrissey, the review can be found in the magazine available here as a free … Continue reading

Trainspotting Review: Kilkenny Voice

Jul
7,
2008
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Pictured: Stephen Colfer as ‘Spud’. Photo by Shane Hatton. Another one from the long list of ‘Trainspotting’ reviews, this one from Aisling Hurley in the Kilkenny Voice. A brilliant night of Trainspotting A BRAVE and edgy production of Irvine Welsh’s … Continue reading

Trainspotting Review: The Munster Express

Jul
4,
2008
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Pictured: Ross Costigan as ‘Mark Renton’. Photo by Shane Hatton. Another review of ‘Trainspotting’, this time thanks to Liam Murphy of the Munster Express; The Devious Theatre Company returned in punk and grotesque glory to The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny with … Continue reading

Trainspotting Review: Kilkenny People

Jul
2,
2008
2

Here’s another positive review for TRAINSPOTTING. It was published in Gerry Moran’s column in the July 2nd edition of the Kilkenny People. THE OLD ORDER IS CHANGING, YIELDING PLACE TO NEW. When, exactly, does the old order yield to the … Continue reading

All Over Bar The Shouting

Jul
1,
2008
0

Well, Trainspotting has come to a close. The aftershow party has rattled a few bodies right to the bone, we’ve been left reeling from some of the feedback heard so far and we’re gradually pieceing together our thoughts on the … Continue reading

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