P is for Peter

"Come The Dawn" Update.

November 20, 2010
I'm so delighted that Mark Dougherty is doing such a great job of re-arranging the music of the show. Every piece he has sent me has taken on a new life. It's all very exciting.
Rehearsals are well under way, and apart from a few casting problems which are currently being dealt with, believable Northern Ireland accents would seem to be the area that will require the most work.
Pat McGovern, company Chairperson of Ballinrobe, continues to inspire everyone with his enthusiasm, and with the remarkable talents of John Roe as Musical Director, Mary Grealis as Chorus Mistress and Aoife McClafferty as Assistant Choreographer, I am supremely confident that this is going to be a production to savour and to remember!
I'll give more details about the cast a little later, but suffice it to say, as always, Ballinrobe comes up trumps when it comes to talent.
 

Portlaoise "Beauty and The Beast"

November 20, 2010
Here's a show I never thought I would have enjoyed directing, but I have to admit that it has grown on me. The fantasy, the sentimentality, and some really beautiful music. Of course, when you have a top-class MD, a dedicated and delightful choreographer, and a highly talented cast and crew, it makes the whole experience much more enjoyable.
Portlaoise open tonight, Sat 20th November, 2010.
The dress rehearsal was fabulous, and hopefully the run will be even better. Good luck to all concerned,...
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"Come The Dawn"

September 13, 2010
Work is well underway with the new orchestrations for "Come The Dawn", thanks to Mark Dougherty. It's an exciting time for me. The script has been thoroughly edited and the Press Launch for the Ballinrobe production is not far off. To see the music properly printed is very satisfying, and to hear the pieces beautifully sung will be a thrill.
It's a show that I want the world to see, if only to let people appreciate the fears and anxieties of growing up in a torn and divided community. I suppo...
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Rabbit, Rabbit

September 12, 2010
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.....  no, it's not the wifey going on about the mess I leave, or the list of things I have to do but haven't done. It's the fact that our overgrown garden currently looks like a scene from Watership Down. Bunnies in abundance. I don't remember us having such an infestation last year or the year before, but Holy God.... they're everywhere this year! They must be breeding like...... well... you get the picture. I wouldn't mind, if they cut the bloody grass a bit more effi...
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Beauty and the Beast

September 12, 2010
September 12th, 2010.... after a couple of false starts, largely due to an annoying and disorientating ear infection (no doubt brought on by the number of children using the swimming pool in Roda, Spain) am off to the wilds of Portlaoise today for the first production rehearsal of the Disney favourite, "Beauty and the Beast". They seem like a nice crowd, those Portlaoisians, so I'm sure I'll have a few laughs, and isn't that what it's all about. Well ok, it pays the bills too, but there's no ...
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And so it begins.....

September 9, 2010
Where will it end?
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