Our Stones - Meet the 'Other' Director

It has become a bit of a running joke between Stones In His Pockets Team and myself that when I call and ask for the Director they ask me which one.  The show tells the story of a Hollywood Film Crew who have come a rural corner of County Kerry to film their latest Blockbuster - the Quiet Valley.  As the story unfolds we discover just how oblivious the film crew and their famous stars are to the lasting impact they are having on the village.

The film crew includes assistant directors and of course the film's director, Clem Curtis.  This week the cast sent me this update from Clem.  He shares an update on how filming is going and invites you to come and see him in action.


Opening night is now less than 3 weeks away and I really appreciate the continued access the Griffin Players have given me to Bekka Prideaux (the Play's Director), her cast Alex C Brewer and John O'Leary and the production team that support them.  It is an action packed few weeks for them and I am looking forward to next week's update.

Kevin Doherty

Griffin Players Present Stones In His Pockets by Marie Jones from 6-8 October 2016 at TADS Theatre in Toddington.  Performances at 7.45 each evening and at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon

Tickets are available at www.griffinplayers.co.uk and you are advised to purchase them as soon as possible

Our Stones is an on line mini series by RTE Arts Correspondent Kevin Doherty.  As part of his exploration of Dramatic Arts in Rural Ireland he is following the cast and crew of an upcoming play – Stones In His Pockets.  The play, a comic tragedy by Marie Jones, is set in a small town in County Kerry.

Our Stones - Competition Time!

This week I wanted to share the details of an exciting competition that the producers of Stones In His Pockets have just launched.

Cows feature heavily in the show and to celebrate this the Griffin Players Committee have made the following announcement ..

'Competition time............to promote our forthcoming play we want you take a 'cow selfie' up load it to this group Griffin Players and the Committee will choose a winner on 6th October. 
IMPORTANT please tag your photo with #stonesinhispockets #cowselfie to enter.'

To enter visit their Facebook Page here

Can you beat this early entry?

Griffin Players Present Stones In His Pockets by Marie Jones from 6-8 October 2016 at TADS Theatre in Toddington.  Performances at 7.45 each evening and at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon

Tickets are available at www.griffinplayers.co.uk and you are advised to purchase them as soon as possible

Our Stones is an on line mini series by RTE Arts Correspondent Kevin Doherty.  As part of his exploration of Dramatic Arts in Rural Ireland he is following the cast and crew of an upcoming play – Stones In His Pockets.  The play, a comic tragedy by Marie Jones, is set in a small town in County Kerry.

Our Stones - An Update on Rehearsals

The summer holidays and cast sickness and work commitments have meant that  Stones In His Pockets Team, have been squeezing in rehearsals as an when they can - and this week I caught up with Director Bekka Prideaux to find out how things are going.

'September is when our rehearsal schedule really intensifies and we are in good shape thanks Kevin.  The cast (John O'Leary and Alex C Brewer) are doing a great job.  Their performances are developing nicely - as is their ability to juggle all the characters they play!  We still have a lot of work to do but I am confident that in a month's time when we meet our audiences it will be in fantastic shape'

'We were excited to be joined by some of our technical team at rehearsals this week.  The technical team are a vital part of our show, almost being extra cast members.  They will really help us dart seamlessly between scenes.'

'The last few weeks have been very tough for us all emotionally - we lost a dear dear friend who was a member of the last show we all worked together on.  She was a huge inspiration to us all and we hope we can do her proud with this show.'

The cast get along well - the characters however ...

I have been very impressed with the talents and the attitude of the cast - yes they laugh and joke a lot, but they are also working hard.  At times I have totally forgotten that everyone comes to the rehearsal space after a full day in their paid work.

I asked Bekka if anything was concerning her 'Plenty' she said 'We are just introducing a few props and as the cast start to rehearse without being so reliant on their scripts things are always a bit bumpy and frustrating for everyone but they are doing really well.'

'The other thing that concerns me is ticket sales - the space we are performing in is much smaller that the Griffin Player's Audiences are used to and I worry that if people leave purchasing a ticket until the last moment they will miss out.'

Having seen the rehearsals so far I think this is a show you are going to want to see.  

Join me next week when we are going to be catching up with another director - one from the show!

Griffin Players Present Stones In His Pockets by Marie Jones from 6-8 October 2016 at TADS Theatre in Toddington.  Performances at 7.45 each evening and at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon

Tickets are available at www.griffinplayers.co.uk and you are advised to purchase them as soon as possible

Our Stones is an on line mini series by RTE Arts Correspondent Kevin Doherty.  As part of his exploration of Dramatic Arts in Rural Ireland he is following the cast and crew of an upcoming play – Stones In His Pockets.  The play, a comic tragedy by Marie Jones, is set in a small town in County Kerry.