MacKenzieRo, the Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada, will make their Irish debut from March 30th – April 2nd at Druid Lane Theatre with only four performances of their acclaimed production of bedbound by Enda Walsh.

This is a rare opportunity for audiences to see Walsh’s much lauded play, which received its world premiere at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2000 and went on to win a prestigious Edinburgh Fringe First Award in 2001. It’s also a chance to see the company, which CBC News in Canada have said is “Walsh’s biggest champion in Canada”, perform internationally for the very first time.

In bedbound a father and a daughter share a small bed. He talks frantically about his extraordinary past in furniture sales; she talks no less compulsively about anything at all, to fill the terrifying silence in her head. Both feverish and blackly comic, this play offers a beautifully judged glimpse of redemption.

The Toronto press raved about MacKenzieRo’s 2009 Canadian premiere of bedbound, directed by Autumn Smith, saying that it “explodes from the stage…tornado-like strength and stamina” (The Toronto Star).

Tickets and Booking Details

VENUE: Druid Lane Theatre, Galway
DATES: Wednesday March 30th – Saturday April 2nd
TIME: Nightly at 8pm
RUNNING TIME: 70 minutes with no interval
TICKETS: €21 / €14
BOOKING: Book online here or call the Town Hall Theatre on 091 569777

Press & Interviews

Below are links to interviews with bedbound cast member, Cathy Murphy and director, Autumn Smith

Galway City Tribune – Interview with bedbound actor, Cathy Murphy 25.03.11

Galway Advertiser – Interview with director, Autumn Smith, 24.03.11

Free Public Reading – Saturday April 2nd at 4pm

MacKenzieRo will also present a free public reading in Druid Lane Theatre on Saturday April 2nd at 4pm. The Rake’s Progress: Do You Know Where Tom Rakewell Is? will be read by actors and will also feature live music. You can find out more about the reading here.