Druid’s Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey is coming into Kilkenny

Druid have announced that Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey will play Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny as part of an 11-venue national tour this spring.

Three Short Comedies features three hilarious one-act plays by the great Irish playwright, Seán O’Casey. Set in a post office, A Pound on Demand (1939) is the tale of Jerry and Sammy who badly need a quick injection of cash to continue their night on the town. In Bedtime Story (1951), poor John Jo Mulligan learns the hard way that inviting members of the opposite sex to Miss Mossie’s lodging house comes with serious consequences.

All hell breaks loose in The End of the Beginning (1937) when Darry Berrill and his wife Lizzie agree to swap their household roles — and that’s before Darry’s clumsy friend Barry arrives.
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These short tales of misadventure will be directed by Garry Hynes and performed by a cast of six including Druid ensemble members Marie Mullen, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea, alongside Venetia Bowe, Caitríona Ennis and Liam Heslin.

This new tour continues Druid’s fruitful relationship with the works of Seán O’Casey. They previously toured these classic, rip-roaring one-act plays in 2021 to great acclaim: ‘wildly entertaining’ The Irish Times, ‘brilliant comic timing’ The Guardian, ‘serious slapstick with lashings of laughter’ The Arts Review. Their other recent O’Casey productions include: DruidO’Casey, their five-star play cycle of The Plough and the Stars, The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock, which toured the USA in 2023.

Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny.

Fri 21 & Sat 22 February

www.watergatetheatre.com

056 7761674

€27 – €30 (booking fees may apply)