Druid production to take to the stage in Limerick

THREE Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey is coming to Limerick’s Lime Tree Theatre.
As part of an 11-venue national tour, the Druid production will be staged in Limerick on February 18-19.
Three Short Comedies features three one-act plays by the Irish playwright, Seán O’Casey.
Set in a post office, A Pound on Demand (1939) is the tale of Jerry and Sammy who badly need a quick injection of cash to continue their night on the town.
In Bedtime Story (1951), poor John Jo Mulligan learns the hard way that inviting members of the opposite sex to Miss Mossie's lodging house comes with serious consequences.
All hell breaks loose in The End of the Beginning (1937) when Darry Berrill and his wife Lizzie agree to swap their household roles - and that's before Darry's clumsy friend Barry arrives.
These short tales of misadventure will be directed by Garry Hynes and performed by a cast of six including Druid ensemble members Marie Mullen, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea, alongside Venetia Bowe, Caitríona Ennis and Liam Heslin.

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“Touring around the country is the lifeblood of Druid so it feels absolutely right for us to begin our 50th year with a national tour, and to be touring with plays by the great Seán O’Casey makes it even better,” said Garry Hynes, director of Three Short Comedies and Druid’s artistic director.
“These three one-act plays are full of farce, biting satire and joyful theatre-craft, performed by a cast of six actors including three members of the much loved Druid Ensemble.”
Since 1975, the hugely popular Druid company have been criss-crossing the country to bring world-class theatre to audiences in their own communities.
Three Short Comedies will be produced in Druid’s home city of Galway, with costumes created at the company’s Nuns’ Island costume department and sets constructed in its Ballybane set workshop, in line with Druid’s commitments to sustainability and local employment.