Columbia  march 

Columbia March

A farcical "two"hander that follows Ger G Ger Kavanagh on a not so epic journey across the  Irish sea. 

A simple minded young Ger, will do anything for the great cause of Ireland and when tasked with such a vital mission, how could he say no.

BUT.. outside of the Journey on stage follow the madness that overcomes the room as the show itself holds on for dare life.

A show in a bag and on a bag,Ger will do anything to get his dance with Nadine.



Photography by Rachel Foran

Eoin O'Sullivan - STAGE MANAGER EXTRAORDINAIRE - FOH- ENSEMBLE - COCAINE SEAGULL- MAJOR/MARTIN

Eoin's recent theatre credits include 'The Devil Himself' with AboutFACE Theatre, and the one-man shows 'The Five Lamps' by Roddy Doyle at Connolly House, and 'Twenty Minutes from Nowhere' by Chris Kelly at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre. Other theatre include 'DAFT' with Wrighthere; 'One Para' with The New Theatre; 'Barney Carey Gets his Wings' with Barnstorm Theatre; 'Dolly' at Edinburgh Fringe with Lipzinc; and 'Orson Welles Christmas Carol' with AboutFACE Theatre. Screen credits include the multi award-winning 'Pernicio' (short film), 'Hillwalkers' (feature) & 'Fair City' (tv). Eoin is thrilled to be working with Joe again following on from their madcap adventures debuting 'DAFT' at Smock Alley.

Joe Wright - Ger - Writer.... and possibly more depending on weather

Joe is a multidisciplined artist, his work includes music, literature and performance. 

Columbia March is the second instalment in Joe’s theatre trilogy which includes Astronaut (2017) & DAFT (2023). Having released his debut book Notions (2021), Joe went on to write and release numerous projects such as Vanilla Gorilla (2021 Music EP), Glimpse (Book 2022) & Labyrinth (Book 2023). Some of his theatre credits include, Dublin in a Rainstorm (Lipzinc Theatre), Robin Hood & Cinderella (Mill Theatre), Dolly (Ed Fringe – Lipzinc Theatre), Libation bearers (Driochead Arts), Tiny Plays of Ireland (Dry Ice Theatre), Columbia March (Etcetera Theatre), Astronaut (Dublin, Camden Fringe & Vaults Theatre) & Four to the Floor (Channel 4 CH4 Tv).


ADDITIONAL CAST Bio's will be updated soon

Dublin Fringe Festival

"We would love to thank everyone at Dublin Fringe Festival for all the incredible work they have done this year. What an immense programme it has been this year and we could not be happier to be part of it. To everyone in the offices "we see you" you guys really took the weight of it all and made our job so much more enjoyable,thank you" 

Bewleys Cafe Theatre

"What an INCREDIBLE venue to spend fringe at. When we found out Bewley's was the destination Columbia was headed to back in May we immediatly began re arranging, and adding, and chopping up the script with ideas simply for the fact of how much we adore the space. Thank you for having us. To Colm and all the team in Bewley's, We really appreaciate all the hard work you have put in,We have loved every minute and we hope you have too"

Technician and LIGHTING DESIGNER  - Tessa Brewer Thank you for all your hard work, You are incredible at what you do

Technician - Claire Mcloughlin 

SPECIAL THANKS 

Gary Doyle

Kristina Reynolds

Ailbhe Barrett

Tara McKeever

LipZinc Theatre/Film

Molly Lynch

Adam Lenson

Louise Tighe & Niamh O'Reilly at FM104

Jack Gilligan at Centre Stage

Sinead Brassil at LMFM

Etcetera Theatre

Camden Fringe

ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT THIS YEARS KICK ASS FESTIVAL


Writers note

"The Journey began in a Cafe Nero, West Street, Drogheda I was thinking of things to write, I knew it had to be mad and crazy because that's all my head would allow at the time. I sat and toyed with ideas and then Gary walked in and the rest is history. Orange boats, protestant seagulls and a bag of cocaine. This show is one of my COVID BABIES, so to speak, I needed to let it out and pick everything back up. I wanted to create a show that got back to minimalistic ways of telling stories and letting performers have at it. I was inspired by Fishamble's "Show in a Bag" system , something that could be picked up and brought anywhere. I love the idea of doing this piece in random loactions and bringing people to theatre in non theatrical settings. Sometimes people can't or don't want to make it to the theatre, fine... I'll bring it to you. This has been one of the best, if not the best reahearsal and show run I could've asked for. It's a mad piece and I hope you enjoyed it... Remember, it's just theatre darling!" -  Joe x

VIVA LA MARCHA DE COLOMBIA !

Columbia March at Camden Fringe 2022