Balor Theatre Company Comes To Ardara

COMEDY IN THE HERITAGE CENTRE

Balor Rep Theatre Company presents Fly Me To The Moon 

By Marie Jones. Directed by Kieran Quinn. With Cathleen Bradley and Orla Mullan.

Sunday October 9th in The Heritage Centre Ardara, at 8.00pm

–And–

Saturday October 8th Halla Mhuire, Gleann Cholm Cille, at 8.30pm

For Booking Queries:  (071) 9851375

This play stars popular local actor Stephen Slowey, so we hope to see good local support for him.Balor Rep Theatre Company present the latest hilarious new comedy from the pen of Belfast playwright Marie Jones, the Olivier Award winning author of Stones in His Pockets, Dancing Feet : The George Best Story and Women on The Verge of HRT. InFly Me to The Moon, which enjoyed a hugely successful recent run at the Gaiety Theatre, Frances and Loretta are community care visitors who look after 84 year old Davey, a lonely old man who lives for his Frank Sinatra records and his modest weekly bet on the horses. But when Davey dies unexpectedly, having just enjoyed the biggestwin of his life, an amazing possibility presents itself to the two cash-strapped women.  After all, they are the only ones who know of Davey’s good fortune and he never made it to the bookies to collect his winnings!Well-known Ballybofey actress Cathleen Bradley has performed in many successful plays over the years including Dancing at Lughnasa, Translations, Stand by Your Man-The Tammy Wynette Story and The Patsy Cline Story.  She has worked with An Grianan Theatre and the Millennium Forum and is a regular with the Balor Rep. Her television and film credits include The Closer You Get, About AdamEureka Street and Silent Grace for BBC as well as On Home Ground and Killinaskully for RTE. Cathleen has toured with Conal Gallen’s comedy hit shows A Bit on The Side and A Bit on the Sunny Side. She currently works as Education Officer for the Balor DCA on their Drama in Action programme.Limavaddy actress Orla Mullan has appeared in two  previous Balor Rep  productions – The Country Boy and  Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls, both very popular audience favourites at previous Donegal Bay and Blue Stacks festivals.  Orla has toured the UK, Ireland and internationally with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sense and Sensibility. Further theatre work includes The Secret Garden at the acclaimed West Yorkshire Playhouse, Into the Woods at The Landor, London, and closer to home, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty for the Millennium Forum.Brilliant, Impeccable comic timing.  Irish Independent.Fizzes with comic energy. The Belfast Telegraph.Excellent, terrific.  The New York Times.
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