Lake Productions are set to bring The Kings of the Kilburn High Road to Thomastown

Founded in 2018, Lake Productions are currently rehearsing for a production of Jimmy Murphy’s play ‘The Kings of the Kilburn High Road’

This show was first staged by the Red Kettle Theatre company at Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford in 2000

It is fair to say that it was received with great acclaim, and still has that artistic punch twenty years later.

Lake productions has already built an attractive CV of work which includes stage shows, radio plays and the production of two wonderful poetry books in conjunction with The Involvement Centre and The Recovery College.

Pre-Covid, the company produced ‘Trad’ by Mark Doherty, ‘After Sarah Miles’ by Michael Hiliard Mulcahy and War of the Worlds at The Set Theatre 

Artistic director of Lake Productions Emily Kelly said that although rehearsal were just kicking off, the power of the play is already evident.

According to Emily, the play is very special, dealing as it does with emigration from Ireland and to an extent the lost Irish. 

This  play  tells  the  story  of  a  group  of  middle  aged  Irishmen.  The  men  had  moved over  to  England,  dreaming  of  making  their  fortunes  .

Now  as  older  men,  they  toast  the  death  of  an  old  friend.  They  rethink  their  decisions  that  brought them  to  England  as  they  think  of  home.  Secrets unfold and consequences ensue as the  day  goes  on.

The Kings of the Kilburn High road opens at The Concert hall in Thomastown in March for six performances and the cast includes Michael Hayes, Eoghan Fingleton, Alan Grant , Declan Taylor and Derek Dooley.

Backstage crew includes Clare Gibbs as Stage manager, Siobhán Hegarty (set), and Brendan McGuire ( Lighting).

 The play is directed by Ger Cody 

The production will run at The Concert Hall in Thomastown from March 17.