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Trainspotting: Kilkenny Voice Review
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 Trainspotting by Kilkenny’s Devious Theatre Company finished an almost sell-out run at Kilkenny’s Watergate Theatre on Saturday.
Based on [...]
Trainspotting: Munster Express Review
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 a high-octane production of Trainspotting by Shock Jock, Irvine Welsh.
Following on from last year’s weird musical, Cannibal [...]
All Over Bar The Shouting
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 past week.
Speaking once more as a committee member, actor and having worked as producer on [...]
Due To Arrive: Rehearsals, Week 8
So we’re nearly there, a week off our arrival in the Watergate Theatre. Fucking hell, it’s been a quick two months.
All the posters have been completed. All 10 of the bastards. A serious amount of props and kudos must go out to our own Paddy Dunne for the serious hard work and graft he’s [...]
TRAINSPOTTING: Character Promo - Sick Boy
‘Good ol fashioned Scottish hoaspitality. Ye cannae beat it’
The final reveal in our series of Trainspotting posters sees the debut bow of the wide eyed wannabe entrepreneur with a heart of pure deviousness, Simon ‘Sick Boy’ Williamson.
Junkie. Rent boy. Pimp. Sean Connery devotee. Sick Boy tries to be a lot of things. As [...]
TRAINSPOTTING: Character Promo - Mother Superior
‘Would sir care to pay for his bill in advance?’
The latest reveal in our series of seemingly never ending Trainspotting posters is the introduction of everybody’s friendly neighborhood drug dealer, Johnny ‘The Mother Superior’ Swann.
Played by Paul Young, Johnny is a cheerful soul who feeds a heroin addiction as easily as some of [...]
TRAINSPOTTING: Character Promo - Lizzie
‘So ye’d rather go tae a concert wi Davie Mitchell than go to the pictures wi me?!!?’
The latest character in our series of Trainspotting posters is the introduction of the shrieking girlfriend from hell, Lizzie MacIntosh.
Played by Simone Kelly, Lizzie is loud, overbearing, demanding and has a mouth like a sailor. This does [...]
I’ve Got My Tickets, How About You?
Well, ok, I don’t have tickets for the show. The only reason being is that I’m actually in the show. But we’ve had a few questions recently via email as to how people can book tickets for the show. So in case you’ve missed the notes around the site and in the press that bookings [...]
Trainspotting - Choo Choo (Rehearsals Week 5)
Choo choo!
Well, it’s nearly due to arrive.
Due to the fear of mastering Scottish accents, authentically depicting junkiedom and doing Irvine Welsh’s masterful text some justice, we’ve being giving rehearsals the entire sock drawer the past few weeks.
We’re nearly at the stage where the entire play is blocked, the scenes are looking in pretty decent [...]
Tommy Says Rehearsals Are Barry, Ken?
So the rehearsal process continues at Devious Towers (our super sexy rehearsal location smack in the middle of Kilkenny). What with the bank holiday weekend upon us, this week has been pretty intensive so far, and continues to be with two more lengthy rehearsals scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday).
Speaking from an actors point [...]