Details
55 minutes. No intermission.
Wed, Apr 10 - Thu, Apr 18, 2019
Contact
Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days
Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
Overview
Written and performed by Margaret McAuliffe
Directed by Stefanie Preissner
A Fishamble production
"Don’t be afraid of that floor, hammer it!"
From the confines of every parochial hall in Ireland, Irish dancing champions are churned out at a massive rate. Medals and cups build up in drawing rooms and Riverdance swells a national pride. But the public aren’t privy to the blood, sweat and tears that pave the way to the first place podium.
Meet Dubliner Annie on the eve of the biggest competition of her teenage life, as she charts us through the various peaks and troughs of her Irish dancing career. Will she win the title and, if so, in what way?
The Humours of Bandon is a spirited coming-of-age story full of heart, laughter and pathos, for anyone who’s had a childhood passion that threatened to consume their life.
WINNER Best Theatre Script at the Writer’s Guild of Ireland ZeBBie Awards 2017
WINNER Little Gem Award at Dublin Fringe Festival 2016
NOMINATED Best Performer at Dublin Fringe Festival 2016
"The Humours of Bandon was a massive collaborate effort on behalf Fishamble and the Irish Arts Center and, of course, McAuliffe, who has managed to build a cultural bridge between Irish dance and theater. I hope it comes around again."--Paul Keating, Irish Voice
“Terrific one woman show . . . All round, a champion turn.”—The Irish Times
“A thrilling spectacle.”—Sunday Business Post
“Perfectly formed show.”—The UK Times
One-week limited engagement at Irish Arts Center, with regional touring performances.
IRISH ARTS CENTER
April 10—14
Wed – Fri | 8pm
Saturday | 2pm & 8pm
Sunday | 3pm
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Tour dates
New York Irish Center
Long Island City, NY
April 16 | 2pm
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Irish American Center of Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens
Mineola, NY
April 17 | 7:30pm
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Irish Cultural & Sports Association of Southern Connecticut
Presenting at Whitneyville Cultural Commons, Whitneyville, CT
April 18 | 8pm
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The Humours of Bandon was developed as part of Show in a Bag, an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company, and Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre-makers and actors.
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