SECOND AGE THEATRE COMPANY

SECOND AGE PRESENT

COMING SOON..In our Autumn season Henrik Ibsen's A DOLLS HOUSE. An exciting new adaptation by Alan Stanford, this production, directed by Alan Stanford will show in November 2009. Check back for details...

COMING SOON..In our Winter/Spring season William Shakespeare's HAMLET, a new production directed by Alan Stanford. Showing from January to March 2010. Check back for details...

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The Workshop - Playing Shakespeare

Second Ages workshop Playing Shakespeare was a great success! Over the week a group of fifteen actors worked with Alan Stanford on the understanding and delivery of verse, and with Donnacadh O’Briain on scenes and soliloquies from various Shakespeare plays. Please read below for feedback from our participants. Check back for information on future workshops and productions.

Participant Testimonials

"A great week of learning and 'light bulb' moments, thanks for such valuable practical insights into Shakespeare. More please"

“Workshop achieved what it promised”

“Lovely challenging week – I have so much to reflect on & digest”

"It was a master class in Shakespeare which was very accessible & very well taught"

"It would be excellent to be able to do workshops of this calibre on an ongoing basis"

“I found it to be terribly informative and amazingly good value”

“I have only positive things to report, very well organized, great people, great fun, learned A LOT!”

“I thought it was really well run, excellent tutors - passionate, enthusiastic, very approachable and easy to engage with. The way in which the information was packaged and delivered was easily assimilated. Very reasonably price & it was loads of fun”

“I would like to thank both Alan and Donnacadh for an excellent workshop. It was over before I knew it and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it"

“I would definitely recommend this course to any professional actor”

"Thanks so much for a fantastic and challenging week, may it be the first of many!"

Lesley Conroy, Catherine Cusack, Gerard Murphy & Maeve Fitzgerald in Second Age's recent production of King Lear by William Shakespeare, directed by Donnacadh O'Briain.

"Second Age Theatre's latest production is a stylish, energetic & unconventional King Lear".IRISH TIMES