Summer Treat for all the family at the Moat Theatre, Naas.
From Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th June, a little piece of Naas was transported to Neverland, with devise+conquer theatre company’s colourful and exciting rendition of the classic tale of ‘Peter Pan’ at the Moat Theatre.
"When Peter appears at the window of the Darling children’s bedroom they can have no idea of the adventures which lie ahead. But when he leads them to Neverland it isn’t long before they find themselves in the midst of the Lost Boys battling the pirates.
JM Barrie’s timeless children’s adventure is imaginatively retold by director Lianne O’Shea and her cast, making use of physical theatre and acrobatics, along with music and dance. Says O’Shea: “As children are starting into two months of play over the summer holidays, we hope that the show serves as a reminder that adventure begins in your imagination.”
All the family will fall in love again with Barrie's enchanting tale of swashbuckling Captain Hook and his pirates, mermaids, Indians and Lost Boys. For Peter, Wendy, John and Michael – and for the audience – this will be an ‘awfully big adventure’."
Peter Pan performed at the Moat Theatre Naas from Thurs 24th June to Sunday 27th June.
Photos by Sean Morrissey
Susan Barrett
Susan is from Dublin and moved to London in 2008 begin her 1 year Post Grad course in Mountview. She also studied Acting and Performing Arts in The Liberties College Dublin for 4 years prior to her Mountview training. During these 4 years she took part in over 12 productions varying in style from classical to modern, and devised pieces and musicals. Her Liberties (Bull Alley Theatre Training Company) credits include Elmire in
“Tartuffe” directed by Andrew Lummis, Carol in “ROAD” directed by Katherine Murphy, Stella Deems in “Follies the Musical” directed by Neville Style, Bette Becker in “Steel Pier the Musical” also directed by Neville Style. Her Mountview credits include Iphigenia in “Iphigenia at Aulis” directed by Derek Bond, Olivia in “Twelfth Night” and Isabella in “Measure for Measure” both directed by Debbie Seymour, and Betty in “All in the Timing” directed by Sean McLevy. She has recently moved back to Dublin and is very passionate about acting, singing and dancing, photography and writing, and is thrilled to be taking part in “Peter Pan”.
Finbarr Doyle
Finbarr was an actor and director in UCD Dramsoc, where he represented the college in the Irish Student Drama Awards for three consecutive years. He was nominated for Best Actor in 2007 and Best Supporting Actor in 2008. Dramsoc allowed him to play many roles, including Juror #3 in “Twelve Angry Men”, Jack in “The Weir”, Pete in “The Dwarfs”, Aaranow in “Glengarry Glen Ross”, Don in “American Buffalo”, Harry Brewer/John Arscott/Jemmy Campbell in “Our Country’s Good”, Adam in “The Shape of Things”, Moon in “The Real Inspector Hound”, Oogie Boogie in “The Nightmare before Christmas”, Ford Prefect in “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, Marc Antony in “Julius Caesar” and the title role in “Richard III”. He originated the roles of Frog and Rambo in Stephen Jones’ “A Certain Romance” and “The Billy Goats of Glenview Park” respectively.
Outside of UCD, Finbarr has appeared as Horace Vandergelder in “The Matchmaker”, as Conrad in “Lunch in Venice”, and as Bar in “Bar and Ger” for Limelight Productions. He has worked with CYEBO Theatre on two occasions, playing various roles in “The Search for the Real Jimmy Gorman” and Guildenstern in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”. He took part in the Trinity College Director’s Showcase in 2009, playing Willy Loman in Davey Kelleher’s production of “Death of a Salesman”. He played Sir William Ashbrook in “Coram Boy” as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Betty Ann Norton Theatre School, where he trained for many years. Most recently, he starred in “The Yalta Game” at the Mill Theatre.
Sarah Morrisey
Sarah Hope Morrissey was born in Ireland to American parents, and grew up in the Meath/Louth area. Recent theatrical productions include Peer Gynt (Solveig), Phed (Queen Thesea), The Tiger’s Bones (Dully), The Wizard of Oz (Sorceress of the North), The Two Executioners (Frances), Playboy of the Western World (Sara Tansey), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
(Nurse Flynn), and work for television includes voiceover for TG4 cartoon series The Resistors (Sonia). Majoring in Advanced Acting and Community Theatre, Sarah has received a first class honours B.A. degree in Drama and Theatre Studies with Sociology from Trinity College Dublin. Sarah has also completed RIAM speech and drama examinations up to senior certificate level; achieving distinction in grades five, seven, eight and in the senior cert. Working in conjunction with both Temple Street and Crumlin Children’s Hospitals, she is currently devising and performing in a voluntary children’s theatre project. Sarah has taken lessons in voice and contemporary dance, can play guitar and is proficient in many regional and international accents.
Derek Murphy
Derek studied Drama and Theatre Studies in Cork and holds a Gold Medal in Acting from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
He recently appeared in the feature film ‘Situations Vacant’ and has toured France and Belgium with the Emerald Isle Theatre Company.
James McNulty
Jefferson Osorio
Robin Oree
Was born without his explicit consent in 1980's Germany and soon figured he might as well make the best of it. Curiously, this led him to sociology, even though understanding society is rather depressing. As counterbalance, he decided to take up acting at an early age and immediatly landed his first big part, that is a part of the wall of the second house that turns down Mary and Joseph. He gradually managed to up the ante, with appearances in numerous school, college and independent productions, most recently in UCD Dramsoc's An Ideal Husband, The Nightmare Before Christmas and A Number (all of which speaking or barking parts). He has also dabbled in writing and directing, with an adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and two of The Vagina Monologues.
Joanne Quinn
Joanne Quinn trained in Performance at Queens University Belfast and holds a BAHons in Drama and Theatre Studies from UCC. She most recently appeared in Lights Signals, TEAM, The Pied Piper, The Source Productions, How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his hired Sportsmen and We are Not Afraid, Curious Doings Productions, and Suicide Notes with Cyclone Theatre Productions. Joanne is a member of Ruaille Buaille, a physical theatre company who are currently working on a Greek piece Persephone, which will be produced in the New Year. She is also the Youth Drama facilitator for Fracture and Nenagh Youth Theatres, Co. Tipperary and runs drama and yoga classes for kids. She is currently working on Doughnuts a new play with TEAM theatre company for 5th and 6th year students.
Georgia Snow
This is Georgia's third production of Peter Pan, having played Tiger Lily in the musical once when she was a child and again in New York as a professional. She came to Dublin from New York City where she spent the better part of a decade studying and working in theatre as an actor, director, singer, and dancer. New York credits include Helena Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the Scarecrow in The Wiz, Masha in The Seagull. She was blessed to play Tzeitel in the 40th anniversary national tour of Fiddler on the Roof for 210 performances, and also toured with A Christmas Carol and Ellis Island. She holds an MA in Directing for Theatre from UCD, and directed the touring production of Santa's Magical Christmas last year. Most recently she directed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with her students in the Independent Theatre Workshop where she teaches singing, dance, and musical theatre. On the Irish stage she has been seen as Marie-Claire in La Corbiére, an Extra in A Useful Play upstairs in the Project Arts Centre (Dublin Fringe Festival), Polly Greenjeans in Santa's Magical Christmas, and a dancer in the fundraiser Route 66 - Friends of Temple Street in the Helix. She loves this country and the theatre community in Dublin and hopes to be a part of it for a long time. 'For Mom, who drove me to all those rehearsals the first time around.'