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Ciaran
is pictured here with members of Ashford ICA Drama Group.
The group has had many successes in one act festivals
with Ciaran's plays. In 2002 they won the National Finals
of a drama competition organised by the Irish Countrywomen's Association with
the comedy 'Heaven Help Me'.
Heaven
Help Me tells the story of
a 'not so young' Joan who has met Harry at the doctor's surgery where she has
a partime job. Harry has asked her to marry him( she thinks!) and being
inexperienced in such things seeks help from above. Some ghosts, who are in
fact trainee angels, appear and give her some advice. Poor Joan ends up more
confused than ever!
Cast: Joan 50s; Ghost of Love; Ghost of Lust; Ghost of the New Woman;
Ghost of the Older Woman; Ghost of Reason ; Gabriella
Very good parts for female actresses.
The play was very well received and enjoyed by audiences.
A Nice Quiet
Morning
cast: : Dorothy ( a nurse who could be
played by a male)
Julia, Victoria, Joan, Kate, Vera and Mary (patients)
This black comedy is set in a day room in a psychiatric
hospital.
The room has a sitting area with a table and chairs
and a kitchen area.
Dorothy plans to have a nice quiet morning and get her paper work done
while most of the patients are in the therapy room. However Julia wants to
dance and play loud music; Victoria and Joan are fixated on their tablets;
Kate says she is in charge of all things electrical including 'current' and
won't allow Mary to bake her scones with lots of 'currants'; and Vera wanders
around saying 'Pardon' and quoting poetry.
By the end of the play total chaos reigns!
A
Matter for Revenge
 
The play opens
in a cafe where the owner Joan and some of her friends
are practising the cha cha for the weekly dance they enjoy. A customer comes
in, the dancers leave and Joan serves this lady some freshly baked scones. But
this customer Trish is not what she seems and has in fact come to the cafe to
exact revenge on Joan for 'stealing' her husband at the dance. Trish
brandishes a knife and ties up poor Joan. Great fun and a twist in the tail.
Cast:
Camille (the best
dancer); Brid; Joan; Trish; Mona; An Old Lady, Sue, Carol(Trish's daughter);
Camille's mother
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