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The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

Companies

Bickerstaffe

OVERVIEW

  • Description

    Bickerstaffe was formed by Lynn Cahill and Richard Cook in Kilkenny in the early 1990s. The company produced new Irish plays by commission, alongside an annual open-air Shakespeare production. Bickerstaffe Theatre Company ceased operations in 2001, although the company continues to run the highly successful Cat Laughs comedy festival.

New Irish Plays Produced By Bickerstaffe

Play Title Playwright
Double Helix Devised and written by the director and the cast.
Easter Dues John Waters
Hard To Believe Conall Morrison
Long Black Coat John Waters
Rap Éire Arthur Riordan Des Bishop
Snow Michael West
True Lines Devised and written by the director and cast.