THE WRENS
by Dan Colley with the company
An odd collection of tricksters live in the gorse bushes at the edge of the town. They’re best left alone, the townsfolk say. We’ve nothing to do with them. What they don’t say is … except for the odd healing spell, love cure, hair-cut, or to burn them out of their nests every night.
This magic-realist piece for audiences aged 10+ is a poignant, funny, and wildly speculative interpretation of history and myths.
Production
Co-commissioned by Draíocht and co-produced by Riverbank Arts Centre, supported both by Fishamble’s New Play Clinic and The Ark; funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Premiere: Riverbank Arts Centre, April 2023
Transfer: Draoícht, May 2023
55 mins
Photograph by Ros Kavenagh
Cast
Osaro Azams
Venetia Bowe
Karen McCartney
Written by Dan Colley, with Osaro Azams, Venetia Bowe, Karen McCartney & Maeve Stone
Music by Maeve Stone
Directed by Dan Colley
Produced by Matthew Smyth
Set and Costume Design Molly O’Cathain
Sound Design Alma Kelliher
Lighting Design Suzie Cummins
Dramaturg Amanda Piesse
Assistant Costume Designer Saoirse O’Shea
Hair and Makeup Design Michelle Ruane
Stage Manager Evie McGuinness
Assistant Stage Manager Sarah Purcell
Chief LX Adrian Moylan
Production Manager Eoin Kilkenny
Graphic Design Sarah Moloney
Production photography Ros Kavanagh
