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Bickerstaffe

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Description

Bickerstaffe was formed by Lynn Cahill and Richard Cook in Kilkenny in the early 1990s. The company produced new Irish plays by commission, alongside an annual open-air Shakespeare production. Bickerstaffe Theatre Company ceased operations in 2001, although the company continues to run the highly successful Cat Laughs comedy festival.

New Irish Plays Produced By Bickerstaffe

Play Title	Playwright
Double Helix	Devised and written by the director and the cast.
Easter Dues	John Waters
Hard To Believe	Conall Morrison
Long Black Coat	John Waters
Rap Éire	Arthur Riordan Des Bishop
Snow	Michael West
True Lines	Devised and written by the director and cast.

Premiered In 2021

Distortion

The Visit

Medicine

Duck Duck Goose

Once Upon A Bridge

Premiered on this day

The Lament for Arthur Cleary

Premiered 18 Sep 1989

Playwright
Dermot Bolger
Company
Wet Paint Arts

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Irish Theatre Institute
Registered Office: 17 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 F293
Tel: +353 1 670 4906

Registered Charity Number: CHY 20847
Company Registration Number: 338199
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