Zombie Invasion in Kilkenny!

http://devioustheatre.com/announcing-night-of-the-living-dead-20120211/

We are very pleased to announce that our next production is the Irish stage premiere of Night Of The Living Dead.

We will perform a brand new stage version of George A. Romero’s classic horror from 24th – 28th July at the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny. It will be the first time any version of the work has been performed in Ireland.

The original 1968 movie is regarded as one of the most seminal horror movies of all time and regarded as the template for political commentary in horror cinema. It also gave birth to what has become known as the ‘zombie’ genre of movies.

Our production is written by John Morton and Connie Walsh and uses the original script by George A. Romero and John A. Russo as a jumping off point. It has been transposed from a farmhouse in rural Philadelphia in 1968 to a ghost estate in the south east of Ireland in 2012. It tells the story of a group of disparate strangers, trapped in an abandoned house after an unknown incident causes the dead to come back and attack the living. This new theatrical version uses the story to examine present day issues in a fear-gripped modern day Ireland. Like the original movie, it is a darkly comic satire that depicts the capacity for horrific acts in normal people during times of crisis.

The cast for our production of Night Of The Living Dead are Angela Barrett, Darragh Byrne, Alex Christle, Anne Cody, Stephen Colfer, Alan Doyle, Hazel Doyle, Abbey Harris, Adrian Kavanagh, John Kennedy, Ken McGuire, Kevin Mooney, John Morton, Aoibhín Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Maria Murray, Colin O’Brien, Nuala Roche, Connie Walsh and Paul Young.

We first started actively developing this play during our In The Future When All’s Well residency in 2011. It continues our vein of work that explores the modern Irish experience for a younger, angrier, hungrier generation. Like the Dario Fo Season and Scratcher, it’s angry and political. Like Shifting and Smitten it’s about young disillusioned Irish people looking for a way out. And like bash: latterday plays, it examines what horrors can be inflicted by seemingly civilised people in a messed up society. Night Of The Living Dead encapsulates a lot of the themes and ideas that interest us in theatre and that have informed our work for the past five years. But with more zombies.

Like bash: latterday plays and our participation in TEXT|Messages at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, late last year, Night Of The Living Dead has also been developed during our participation in the Not An Empty Space initiative run by Kilkenny County Council Arts Office. As nice and roomy as our new premises are, it’s going to be fun to see us cram a cast that size in there during hot summer days!

Night Of The Living Dead will open in a limited run at The Watergate Theatre from July 24th – 28th. Tickets are already available for booking at the Watergate Box Office on 056 – 7761674 or online via WatergateTheatre.com.

We’ve also just launched a website for the show which you can visit at nightofthelivingdead.ie. For all other information and updates, keep an eye out here!

Could be interesting to se how it translates on stage.

kieranfitz

Zombies in Kilkenny, right I'm off to blow the bridge

Threadhead

Hey guys,

First thing blown should be the bridge!

Thanks for your interest in the production.

Here's a link to the teaser trailer for the play:

You can find all other info on the production, including the posters over at nightofthelivingdead.ie

degrassinoel

Quality trailer! made my day that has!

southcentralts

Kilkenny is just down the effin road,
shotgun - check
perimeter defenses - check
ham sandwiches - no.......
Its a risk I am willing to take. To the shops.....

Threadhead

Thanks guys!

It's only a small trip away to see the first ever Irish zombie stage extravaganza!

Rhinocharge

kieranfitz wrote: »

Zombies in Kilkenny, right I'm off to blow the bridge

Dirty bastid, you'd be better off demolishing it.

Threadhead

Hey folks,

The Irish stage premiere of Night Of The Living Dead kicks off this Tuesday July 24th in the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny. It runs until Saturday July 28th. Opening night tickets are €8. Every other night is €13.

We've just made a prologue for it based on the opening scene of the original movie. Have a watch!

This is the first time zombies will hit an Irish stage! Check out nightofthelivingdead.ie for more details.