After the opening of the deliciously dark The Beauty Queen of Leenane, our Press and Marketing Officer, Miranda, chooses some of her favourite plays from the Irish theatre canon… Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh One of my favourite plays ever is Enda Walsh’s whip-smart two-hander, Disco Pigs. It follows two rebellious teenagers (the 1996 premiere […]
Rehearsals are underway for The Beauty Queen of Leenane, our latest co-production with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. We had a chat with the Director Mark Babych, who speaks passionately about his motivations for directing the play and expresses his excitement for audiences to see it. WHAT WAS IT THAT DREW YOU TO THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF […]
OPENING NIGHT APPROACHES FOR THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Written: 7 Oct 2019 by Maureen Lennon (Assistant Director) for Hull Truck Theatre blog – The Beauty Queen of Leenane Our build and tech week coincide with the arrival and set up of Hull Fair. I live just around the corner, so every morning on my […]
GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE REHEARSAL ROOM WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MAUREEN LENNON Written: 24 Sep 2019 by Maureen Lennon (Assistant Director) for Hull Truck Theatre blog – The Beauty Queen of Leenane ‘I have a dream sometimes there of you, dressed all nice and white in your coffin there, and me all in black looking […]
A REFLECTION ON WEEK ONE OF REHEARSALS WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MAUREEN LENNON Written: 10 Sep 2019 by Maureen Lennon (Assistant Director) for Hull Truck Theatre blog – The Beauty Queen of Leenane First days are always weird aren’t they? Everyone’s a bit nervous. Everyone’s a bit hot. Everyone’s made sure they’ve done their hair and […]