Young Irish Film Makers

Dreamstuff Youth theatre staged their first production in the Watergate way back in 2000. The play was Monty Python’s Life of Brian and ever since the group has produced  sixteen fun filled comedies like Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers and Macbeth (OK, not all of them were fun filled!) in the style of their original crazy comedy production. This Christmas for their 17^th stage production the group will present the (mostly) fun filled Sword in the Stone telling the magical story of the young Arthur and his childhood in Camelot.

As We Begin…

It is a dark time in the land of Britain. The mighty King Uther Pendragon of Britain had been dead 17 years. There was not an heir to carry on his throne. In his hometown, a magical village known as Camelot a sword appeared within a stone. And upon it was an inscription: ‘He who pulls the sword from out the stone will be the ‘once and future king of Britain’. And with no king to rule the land Camelot went to ruin and the old Knights of the Round Table want to restore hope to the kingdom. The plan is to hold a jousting competition in Camelot, to restore glory to the famed village but also, yes, to crown a new king! Hoorah!

One young buck in particular has vowed to win this competition and his name is… Lancelot? Yes, Lancelot! He is handsome and strong but not even slightly intelligent. However with the help of his friends he might just succeed. And his friends? Merlin, a hazy, drawling young wizard in the making and Arthur… who doesn’t do much or really want to do anything, but he’s pleasant and exceedingly plain and inoffensive. Can they succeed in making Lancelot king? Will the kingdom be restored to its former glory? Will this competition attract some unsavoury power hungry characters? And will the boys be distracted by the new (and only) girl in class, young Guinevere? For the answer to this, and other questions you haven’t thought of yet, come see Sword in the Stone played by a cast of hundreds (well – about twenty actually!) and a night of the Christmas fun and fantasy mayhem is guaranteed for all the family!

For all fans of Monty Python type comedies this is an experience you shouldn’t miss, unless you have to go to the dentist! The play opens on Tuesday 15^th and runs until Saturday 19^th december at 8pm each night. Tickets cost €8 (€6 concessions).

Oh, and for the kid in all of us at Christmas, keep a look out for the actual (yes, really!) sword in the stone touring Kilkenny in the days before the play.

ENDS

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