Stallerhof Reviews
July 23, 2008
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| BRAVE NEW COMPANYStallerhof at the Granary TheatreThis kind of theatre is often filed under ‘brave and uncomprimising.’ From Tragic Eyes Theatre Company, a new company emerging from the Granary Theatre, ‘Stallerhof’ details the miserable life of a girl greeted with contempt by her parents. A sexual relationship develops between the girl, convincingly played by Roisin O Donovan, and an older man. The scenes in this translation of Franz Xaver Kroetz’s original play are extremely short and Lyndel Dowd’s suitably unhurried directionallows the play to breath while the audience is given a chance to reflect and react to the unfolding of the uncomfortable drama. The strength of the piece is in the absence of hysteria, and is all the more effective for not having an obvious moral commentary. The effect of events on the characters is barbaric but the script is too intelligent for any of the characters to fly out of scale – instead they remain worryingly human. For instance, Cormac Costello and Paula McGlinchy seem to have wandered from the pages of Maupassant for their utter mean-spiritedness but there is still a humanity to them, even if it i hard and unforgiving. Also, in terms of design and production values this is a work – and a company – worth taking seriously. Liam Heylin |
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Stallerhof Production Images
August 10, 2008
Paula McGlinchy and Cormac Costello as Stallerin and Staller (above)
Cormac Costello and Frank Prendergast as Staller and Sepp (below)
Stallerhof: Cast and Crew
June 26, 2008
Frank Prendergast
Frank has worked with a number of Cork companies including Corcadorca
(‘Love’), Meridian (‘The White Lady’) and Graffiti (‘Is Iomái Slí’, ‘An
Páiste Caillte’). As the titles suggest, both of the Graffiti theatre in
education shows were performed in the Irish language.
Frank appeared in the Granary Theatre previously playing Lucio in Tony
McCleane-Faye’s production of Frank McGuinness’s ‘Innocence’, as well as
having been involved in several of the rehearsed readings which take
place in the Granary Studio.
He has worked on several occasions with Skylight Productions, playing
Juror No.5 in ‘Twelve Angry Men’, Rosencrantz in ‘Hamlet’ and Jonathon
Harker in ‘Dracula’.
Last year Frank played John Worthing in ‘The Importance of Being
Earnest’ with Chattyboo Productions, and toured with Galloglass Theatre
Company’s production of Gina Moxley’s ‘Danti Dan’, playing Noel.
Roisin O Donovan
Róisín has just completed her second year of UCC’s Drama and Theatre Studies, during these years she has focused on developing her acting skills in DTS productions such as: ‘Machinal’ and ‘I’m an Actor, Give me a Break’.
She is also an active member of UCC’s Drama Society in which she has discovered an interest in lighting design. While living in Dublin Róisín attended The Gaiety School of Acting and is a former member of Dublin Youth Theatre in which she took part in a variety of diverse productions and workshops both at home and abroad.
More recently Róisín worked on the Southernman Films short: ‘The Sign’ and looks forward to furthering her on-screen work. She has recently been accepted to an exchange programme to New York, which will allow her to further her acting training.
Paula McGlinchy
Paula studied Contemporary dance at the London Studio Centre and Drama in South Africa at Durban University. She worked in Community Theatre in African Townships and was the Artistic Director of the International Chimanimani Arts Festival.
Theatre credits in Ireland include; The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet (Half Moon Theatre – a touring production.) King Lear (Half Moon and The Helix – Dublin) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (The Cork Opera House) Fireface and Psychosis (Granary) Reds Under the Beds and A Spagetti Western (The Cat Club for the Cork Arts Festival).
Paula is co-founder of the Metamorphic Theatre Co. and is a member of Cyclone Theatre Co.
Cormac Costello
Cormac trained at the Gaiety School of Acting.
Theatre Credits: For Island Theatre Company; Pigtown, Shock and Awe, Our Town, The Trickster, A Bottle of Smoke. For the Cork Opera House; Shakers, The Pied Piper, Man of La Mancha, Jack and the Beanstock, The Merchant of Venice. Bouncers (Everyman Palace); Singin’ in the Rain, (Goldenboy Prods.); Peter Panto and the Grinch (Firkin Crane); Alone it Stands (Yew Tree/Lane Prods. including Australian Tour). For Gaiety Theatre: Alladin; The Man from Clare. Richard 111 (Theatreworks). St.Agunas (Bewley’s Cafe Theatre). One Star Away, The Well (Team Theatre). The Love of Don Perlimplin for Belisa in the Garden (Corcadorca). For Grafitti: Closed Circuit and The Gardener.
Cormac has just finished a run of Aesop’s Fabulous Foibles and Fables for the Midsummer Festival 2008. This is his second time working in the Granary Theatre after last year’s Meat (Asylum).
Australian Theatre: The Comedy Of Errors, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare by the Sea, Sydney). Antigone (Crossroads Theatre). Santa & the Never Never (Tell Tales).
Television: For RTE: Fallout, The Clinic, Kings in Grass Castles, No Tears, Fair City
Australian TV: The Day of the Roses, Cody, Bordertown, Big Sky
Film: Mystics (IRL), Chameleon (US)
Stallerhof Poster
June 25, 2008
Stallerhof runs from the 16th to the 26th of July 2008 (excluding Sunday) in the Granary Theatre, Cork
Tickets are €15/€10 (conc.) Group discounts are available on request.
Tickets can be booked through the Granary Theatre Box Office at (021) 4904275
Events
May 29, 2008
Upcoming table quiz and raffle on Tuesday 3rd of June 2008 in An Spailpin Fanach at 9pm! There’s also a Competition for Best Team Name!
4 people per table – €20 (only €5 per person!)
Bring all your friends and family! Hope to see you there!
- Tragic Eyes Theatre Company
‘Stallerhof’
May 28, 2008
Tragic Eyes Theatre Company presents their debut production – ‘Stallerhof’ which is running from the 16th to the 26th of July 2008 in the Granary Theatre, Cork as part of a co-production with the Granary Theatre.
Written by Franz Xaver Kroetz and translated by Katharina Hehn.
Directed by Lyndel Dowd
Starring Roisin O’ Donovan, Frank Prendergast, Paula McGlinchy and Cormac Costello
Set Design by Ruairi McKernan
