Waterford Theatre Podcast

Michael Quinlan and Anne O'Riordan are here with a chat about 2 great Waterford plays hitting the boards next week.

I was delighted to be given a copy of this recording - Pentimenti's launch from the Crystal Showrooms way back in 1998 at a WLR Arts and Entertainment award. Andrew Holden was there as part of the ensemble and he kindly joined me to share his memories of what was a landmark show in Waterford Theatre. The extract is up first, the chat with Andrew starts roughly around 22 - 23 minutes in. Enjoy!

DAVE WAS IN THE ORIGINAL CAST OF CATS - HE WAS SACKED ON OPENING NIGHT HE'S NOT A HAPPY PUSSY... ... but two very happy chappies are Jamie Beamish and Richard Hardwick who joined me for a chat about all things 'Cat' related. We had good fun discussing everything from the plays humble beginnings at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to a West End performance attended by Elaine Paige herself to an interesting encounter on the Greenway with a random Australian tourist... Where did Dave's wig come from? What is the 'Llama' shape and what exactly did the Really Useful Group make of it all... Have a listen...

In 1994 Waterford Crystal won the National Tops Of The Town title in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. It was the last time a Waterford Group featured in a Tops final. Now - 25 years later - we hear from some of the people who were there that year in a celebration of that remarkable production.

Red ‘n Blue Theatre present the Irish Premiere of Lovesong in Garter Lane this week. A new Waterford Theatre company - what's not to love? Jenny Fennessy and Dylan Kennedy join us for a chat. Lovesong is a story of one couple, told from two different points in their lives – as young lovers in their late 20s and as worldly companions looking back on their relationship. Their past and present selves collide in this beautiful tale of togetherness.