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From Dublin, Ireland Paul Walker's award winning thriller Noir opens March 17th in New York's Central Park for it's US Premiere, presented by GEORGANNE HELLER & THE IRISH ARTS CENTER in association with SEMPER FI, IRELAND.
LADIES & GENTS is a play with a difference...it's being staged in the Public Toilets...
For your convenience the New York premiere will be performed in the Public lavatories at Bethesda Fountain, in New York's beautiful Central Park
LADIES & GENTS is written by Dublin playwright PAUL WALKER and directed by KARL SHIELS.
The cast includes:
SEAN GORMLEY
JOHN KEATING
DAVID MC DONALD
JOHNNY O' CALLAGHAN
PAUL NUGENT
LAOISA SEXTON.
Lighting Design by SINEAD McKENNA
Sound Design by IVAN BIRTHISTLE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
THIS IS A STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT. LIMITED AVAILABILITY
THE REVIEWS ARE IN.........
"the timing couldn't be better...politician,prostitute,
stunning tawdriness...the cast members sell the gimmick
perfectly, they have to;they're within reach out and touch
distance of the audience...Sinead McKenna' deserves special commendation for terrific noir lighting, so does Laoisa
Sexton who plays the prostitute"
NY TIMES
"Remarkable...an intriguing production...Actor Sean Gormley sets the tone with a compelling delivery as he introduces
the parameters of the night...The cast is strong and each has moments that came back into my thoughts after the show..
in particular I found Laoisa Sexton's characterization of Emily adept at bridging the sensibility of the 50's era with modern perception, so that she is in " period" but recognizably human. Her part is written in a way that could have easily become stereotypical and instead she brings a specificity that makes her motivations comprehensible
if not exactly agreeable. Also notably fine is David McDonald's coldly theatrical Mr. X....Make every effort to see this production.It is unique and fascinating and not to be easily duplicated"
NY THEATRE.COM
"Appealingly nasty"
THEATREMANIA.COM
"The actors are so close to you that they actually brush against you, at one point actor John Keating had his hand
on my shoulder...a bit unnerving...highly effective production,as it takes you out of your comfort zone and
creates a sort of underworld,it gives an element of lurid
voyeurism that transcends tradional theatre. Of course it would all be just a gimmick, if the acting,staging and
design weren't so very strong...you gotta go "
DAILY NEWS
"very Noir...and very timely...Sinead Mc Kenna's cunningly lit bathrooms does not outshine the Irish ensemble as the acting and sound effects must sync for the two halves to work,and so the actors are able to work in a vacum and still retain an ensemble feel...Paul Walker's direction has a light unmistakable touch"
CURTAIN UP REVIEW
"One of the best site-specific theatre pieces I've seen...an intense tragic gem..."
PAPER MAGAZINE
"Strong performances"
STAR TRIBUNE
"Daringly staged...the actors perform their noirish playlets with pitch perfect staginess"
VILLAGE VOICE
"Actor John Keating brings a welcome comic touch to the proceedings...smartly written and directed with precision and timing by Dublin playwright Paul Walker...the Irish Arts Center has done us a favor by bringing LADIES & GENTS to
NYC's loveliest latrine"
ABC NEWS
WINNER of the International Edinburgh Theatre Festival Award for Best New Writing
WINNER of the Irish Times Award
WINNER of the Dublin Theatre Fringe Festival's Sexiest Show Award
Opening on St. Patrick's day, 17th March 2008 and running until 29th March 2008
Three performances nightly, 7pm, 8pm,9pm at the Public Lavatories at Bethesda Fountain in New York's Central Park (@ 72nd Street )
Actors Laoisa Sexton and Paul Nugent perform in Ladies and Gents
Actors John Keating and John O'Callaghan perform in Ladies and Gents
Laoisa Sexton as Emily Watson in Ladies and Gents
LIMITED AVAILABILITY PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY ! CALL SMARTIX 212-868-4444 General Admission $25/$20 Irish Arts Center Members
LADIES & GENTS is an unusual spellbinding theatre noir tale of political scandal,sexual hypocrisy,desperation and revenge, set against a backdrop of a highly repressed,deeply conservative,Dublin of the 1950's, played out concurrently in the atmospheric Ladies & Gents public toilets.
Fumblings in alleyways... secret rendezvous... perverse pleasures in the oddest of places.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT ONLY!
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!
"Brilliantly detailed... Unique..A creepily embracing experience..."
THE GUARDIAN
"If you had asked me before I had seen this, what my idea of a good night out at the theatre would be, it certainly wouldn't be standing in a place where I'd normally spend as little time as possible, but this production proved that the only barriers to theatre,are those that are in the mind"
THE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
"Macabre, Pinteresque, a finely tuned house of horror..."
THE IRISH TIMES
"One of the top theatrical events of the year"
THE OBSERVER
"Buckets of Dickensian atmosphere"
DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE
"Gripping...Unforgettable"
DAILY MAIL
"A chilling slice of film noir!"*****
METRO
"Thrilling, theatrical experience"*****
THE SCOTSMAN
Operation Reconnect: Please join us in protests worldwide against the evil cult of $cientology.
12th April @11am outside Co$ buildings across the globe , the Dublin protest will take place in Middle Abbey st, D1.
The focus of this protest is the Scientology policy of "Disconnection" where families and friends who criticize Co$ are cut off from contacting the cult member forever.
Knowledge is Free We are Anonymous We are Legion We do not Forgive We do not Forget. Expect Us
TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST...RESERVE NOW!-DON'T MISS PAUL WALKER'S AWARD WINNING THRILLER NOIR FROM DUBLIN...US PREMIERE...CHILLING THEATRICAL EVENT..TICKETS WILL NOT LAST!
All the best with this venture. Let me know if you need help getting the word out or you can also post something on the forum at http://actorschecklist. com/phpBB2/.
