Two productions for annual Supper Theatre

THIS year celebrates Ennis Players’ 26th anniversary Supper Theatre at the Old Ground Hotel from Monday, November 21 to Thursday, November 24. One of the town’s premier pre-Christmas social occasions, Ennis Players will be performing two one-act productions this year.
Rae Shirley’s hilarious comedy, What Shall We Do With The Body, is set in a lonely country cottage. Miss Temple, played by Carmel Quin, a famous crime writer, is dictating her latest novel to her enigmatic secretary, Miss Worthington, played by Ailbhe McMahon. However, they become increasingly worried by a number of unusual events and especially the sudden arrival of a strangely dressed visitor, played by Tony Coffey. This is a thriller and the audience is kept guessing as to the identity and motives of the murderer right up to the end.
The second production is a comedy, The Way of All Fish, by Elaine May, whose screenplays for Heaven Can Wait and Primary Colours have earned her Academy Award nominations. The play is set in the New York office of a businesswoman, over an impromptu dinner with her meek secretary. A power game is played out with sharp American humour, enriched with sinister overtones. The cast is made up of Bairbre de Barra and Amy McEnnis.
Tony Coffey takes the reins for the first time as a director with the Ennis Players and will produce What Shall We Do With The Body, with the veteran Joe Varden directing The Way of All Fish.
Ennis Players have reduced their ticket price this year, which includes the two plays and a supper. The show will begin at 8pm each night and tickets can be booked through the Irish Shop in the Market at 065 6820769.
Ennis will be hosting the MACE All-Ireland One-Act Finals in Glór from December 2 to December 4, so there is a feast of amateur theatre over the next few weeks.