About me: Impact Theatre Co. is a small but dedicated group committed to the production of work from beyond the mainstream in theatre. We aim to offer an intimate and immediate experience to our audiences and are further committed to the development of talent in the performance, writing, design and production elements of theatre. At present we are facing into our 10th year in existence. In Autumn 1996 a group of 5 people decided in a small bar in Limerick, to have a go at establishing a Fringe Theatre Company. What was important was that there were ideas, energy and a common knowledge that if we wanted alternative theatre in Limerick we would have to do it ourselves.
Since those first tentative steps Impact have gone on to do productions of Sartre, Beckett, Checkov, Steven Berkoff, Henrik Ibsen, and David Mamet among many others. In Spring 2004 we moved to 18 The Crescent, O Connell St, Limerick. Last season we had a jam packed line up with sell out performances of Neil La Bute, Harold Pinter, Edward Albee, Dario Fo, Darren Maher, Aurther Miller and Ray Bradbury.
It's been a pretty hectic programme for a company with no money and no home until two years ago. We now have a core group of practitioners of 25. Our patrons and audience have remained loyal since the beginning and have sustained us through the ups and downs. We hope to continue into the next 10 years to equal the passion and creativity that we have strived for in the past.
We have since moved to Limerick Printmakers in Cornmarket.
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Who I'd like to meet: Impact Theatre is a not for profit organisation, so we depend on our audiences and patrons to continue our work. So if you are interested in arts, theatre or just want to support a hard working company trying to make a difference then click the 'add to friends' button.
In 2005/2006 we performed Stephen King's Misery. To mark Samuel Beckett's centenery, Impact have performed eight of his plays; two full-length shows,and six shorts, Happy Days, Catastrophe, Come and Go, Play, Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby, and Endgame.
We followed this with Magnum Hopeless by our very own Darren Maher.In 2007, as part of the Unfringed Festival we performed The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute and Also Oleanna by David Mamet. In the 2008 Unfringed we performed Problem Child by George F. Walker in the unusual surroundings of Stx on Nicholas Street, formerly Thomond Cinema.
For more detailed information on all our productions keep an eye on our blogs and bullitens, or also check out
www.impact-theatre.com
...ruth..you are all over the map girl!..cheers for adding me..more than happy supporting my talented friends of the impact theatre company..long may it continue..all the best!*
Hello Impact and thanks for accepting my request. I enjoyed your production of "The Dreaming of the Bones" in Kilmallock back in Aug 1999 so best wishes to Pat Burke who supported my own artistic efforts then. regards, Tony.
well its the only the tow of us and we only formed about a month ago, We both gig regularly on our own projects, Adams band is called Idle Hands and I released a solo record under Kiernan McMullan, check out those pages too if u get a chance:) glad u like the tunes hopefully we ll be playin soon enough, sure maybe we could play in impact some time in 2007;)
hurray! that was such a nice day.
the other photos are great, especially the beckett one with the beautiful ann and norma.
i can't wait for my next visit.
e x
