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MUSICAL
Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 November at 8pm
Improbable Frequency
Rough Magic
Tickets: €18/€15
Friends Personal: 3 for 2, Couples: 4 for 2, Business 6 for 3
By Arthur Riordan and Bell Helicopter
Directed by Lynne Parker
One of Ireland's greatest theatre companies come to An Grianán for the very first time. Rough Magic presents the entertaining and successful musical comedy, Improbable Frequency.
Winner of three Irish Times Theatre Awards including Best Production and Best Director, Improbable Frequency is a joyous surreal satire that lifts the lid on Ireland’s beloved neutrality and cuts to the heart of the tempestuous affair with its nearest neighbour – England!
It’s 1941. Europe is at war and espionage is the front line. As the rest of the world gets on with the small matter of the Second World War, Dublin’s lights burn flagrantly and Europe’s intellectual elite has come to play. But suspicious messages on a radio-request show have drawn the attention of M15 and a diffident young code-breaker is dispatched to Dublin to determine which side neutral Ireland is really on.
Cast: Carrie Crowley, Sarah-Jane Drummey, Nick Grennell, Darragh Kelly, Louis Lovett and Arthur Riordan
Founded in 1984, Rough Magic is one of Ireland's leading independent theatre companies. The core of the company's work is the development and production of new work for the stage. They recently dominated the Irish Theatre Awards with their adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew – a show they will present here in the new year.
This production is supported by the Arts Council Touring Experiment programme.
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“One of the wittiest pieces of Irish writing since ‘The Commitments’… the first great Irish musical” Village Magazine
“Soar into another stratosphere with Rough Magic’s marvellous cabaret concoction. Improbable Frequency is a huge success” Sunday Tribune
“Fun, funny, intelligent, sophisticated… and very, very accomplished.” Sunday Independent
“One of the wittiest, funniest, most enjoyable shows I have ever seen in Edinburgh.” The Times *****
“Slick and seamless throughout … a landmark achievement.” Irish Independent
“A stunning piece of highly skilled entertainment.”
Irish Examiner