Three courses of drama at the ready with Ennis Players

ENNIS Players’ Annual Supper Theatre is back with three offerings to whet your theatrical appetite this November.

Rehearsals are well underway for this four-night production, offering the finest of theatre and the finest of food in the surrounds of the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis.

This year’s production will showcase performances of Elysium Nevada by Barry McKinley; Trapped, by Barry Woods and Tony Layton’s Where there’s a Will.

Elysium Nevada is set in a retirement village in the sweltering Nevada desert. Two residents reflect on life, youth and how they got there.

They are joined by a mysteriously silent woman whose presence adds an entirely new dimensions to the discussion.

Directed by Saoirse Byrne, and features Hugh Gallagher as Bob, Conor Lynch as Mike and Amy McEnnis as Constance.

Trapped sees Faye respond to a distressed phonecall from her best friend. They discover information that is both profound and life changing.

A ten minute play about the unexpected parts that people play in life. Directed by Joe Moran and features Nerys Garfield, Conor Clohessy and Mike Higgins.

While in Where there’s a Will the Makepeace family have seen better days, and are pleased to hear of the death of wealthy Aunt Agatha.

While, this could mean a change in their fortunes, Agatha had stipulated that her money would only go to her brother, Howard, if he had a wife. A plan is hatched… Directed by Paul Corey, it features Olivia Loughnane, Mick Loughnane, Teri Brandon, Donncha McCarthy, Gillian Dunphy, Noreen O’Loughlin and Richard Donnellan.

Speaking about the event, Mary Curley, Chairperson, said, “We in Ennis Players are delighted with the return of our very popular Supper Theatre in the Old Ground Hotel.

“We have missed our audiences for the past two years, and we look forward to welcoming the people of Clare and further afield to our performances. The casts of the three plays have been busy rehearsing and our Supper Theatre promises to be a very entertaining night out.”

Supper Theatre shall take place between November 21 and 24, Monday to Thursday nights inclusive in The Old Ground Hotel, Station Road, Ennis. Tickets are on sale now from glór box office and www.glor.ie. Early booking is advised, as this event is always popular in the diary of Clare’s theatre audience.