7th - 10th Jan 2009

The Crescent Studio

This play was fast moving and highly visual performed with the audience on three sides in the studio. There is inevitably an underlying sadness but also a sense of elation and an overriding optimism. For Spoonface, autism is a condition that causes her to see the world through a glass, distantly - everything is an inexplicable jumble. This also becomes a saving grace as she does not expect life to make sense. She observes her own decline with vivid flashes of detachment and serenity.

14th - 17th Jan 2009

The Crescent Studio

Set in the Dublin slums in 1920, The Shadow of a Gunman follows the fate of a house full of characters who, due to circumstances beyond their control, are dragged into a situation of political unrest. Much of the text is heavily drawn from Casey's own experiences during his early years of writing when he too lived in poverty-stricken Dublin.

Wednesday 22nd - Saturday 25th April 2009

The Crescent Main House

For 25 years I have somehow resisted the temptation to call this dynamic young group brilliant. This time I realised it was time to give up the struggle. Liz light directs the funniest Dream I have ever seen.

Wednesday 22nd - Saturday 25th July 2009

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

"The youngsters - there are nearly 70 of them - achieve the smooth, professional result that always sits so comfortably on their teen and pre-teen shoulders...