Thursday, May 8, 2025The play's title is a reference to one of the most important nights in Irish soccer (football), the night in 1993 when Ireland and Northern Ireland played to a 1-1 draw. That was good enough to send Ireland through to the World Cup in the USA in 1994. This play is not about football, though. It is about tribes and tribalism, making it a contemporary subject not a historical one. Kenneth Normal McAllister (Allan Smyth) is a dole clerk at the Department of Health and Social Security in Belfast. He is a Protestant and rather proud of it. His position gives
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Tom Moran is a Big, Fat, Filthy, Disgusting Liar – Irish Repertory Theatre
Tom Moran has brought his one-man show to New York as part of the Origin First Irish Festival, and it is the kind of production that makes this sort of festival so wonderful. Moran is a charming, thoughtful and quite funny fellow, who believes if the audience got to really know him, they would hate him. Even so, quite the opposite is true. Moran is a self-described people-pleaser, and he has spent most of his 31 years on this planet trying to make sure everyone is always OK. Aiding him (for want of a better verb) are his parents who seem
Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival – 2025
Every year, the Origin Theatre Company treats New York audiences to the Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, showcasing Irish artists both established and up-and-coming. This year, Stagebiz was fortunate to discuss the fesivial with the man in charge, Mick Mellamphy. He took over the helm of the Origin 1st Irish Festival during the pandemic, and he is also a busy actor. He starred in "The Smuggler," which premiered at the 2019 Festival and was seen again at Irish Rep in 2023. It will be touring in Ireland this coming summer, directed by Conor Bagley and produced by Jessica M. DeLucia Stagebiz: