Irish Playwright
[Courtesy (unknown), September 18th 2005]
A large crowd gathered at the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall on Thursday evening for the performance of ‘Respect Works Both Ways’.
The play was a collaborative effort between the ‘Off the Streets’ initiative and the Galliagh Women’s Group. The drama was the result of discussions and workshops between young and old people. [...]
[Courtesy Derry News, September 26th, 2005]
Members of the Galliagh Drama Group pictured before going on stage for their performance of “Respect Works Both Ways” at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. The performers are made up of women from the Youth Forum and local Women’s Group. Included are Alison McDaid, Off the Street Initiative, and Irene Melaugh, [...]
[Courtesy (unknown), pre September 15th, 2005]
GALLIAGH YOUTH Forum and Galliagh Women’s Group in partnership with ‘Off the Streets’ Initiative are to perform a 30 minute drama piece exploring and addressing adult’s perceptions of young people,
The piece, which has taken three months to produce, is entitled “Respect Works Both Ways” and explores the issues young people have [...]
[Courtesy (unknown) September 13th, 2005]
A play devised after a collaboration between the Galliagh Women’s Group and the young people from “Off the Streets” initiative is to be performed at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall this coming Thursday.
The comedy/drama examines the relationships and perceptions held by the young about the old and vice versa.
Speaking about the play, [...]
[Extract courtesy of "Your Local Sunday", May 29th 2005]
I had no idea where the suit was until one of the characters came into the story wearing it.
“I ended up marrying the man who asked me for directions. We got married in the Long Tower Chapel and I moved to America with him. I didn’t stop [...]
[Courtesy flyer]
THE COMEDY EXPERIENCE
Well here we ar, we’re what you see,
We’re sure not in to modesty,
We’re bold, we’re brash,
We’re big, we’re bad,
We’re the best night’s fun, we’ve ever had.
Stretchmarks Theatre Company started life as Stretchmarks Unlimited two years ago. Since then the group has performed in many venues both here (Derry, Northern Ireland) and Donegal [...]
[Courtesy (unknown) March 6th 2003]
Los Angeles (California) writer Gloria Goldsmith putting actors in the Irish Womanspeak through their line at the rehearsals of the play to be held at the Playhouse. Included are Irene Melaugh, Madeline McCully, Bridie Canning, Pat Burne, Anne Crilly and Kathleen Hutton.
[Courtesy Derry Journal, May 11th 2007]
Irene Melaugh’s new play, ‘Flick’, will premiere at The Millennium Forum on Wednesday, May 23 and run until Saturday the 26 (2007). This is the third play from the pen of the Derry playwright, and like her first two it delves into the lives of ordinary people who find themselves [...]
[Courtesy (unknown) March 3rd 2003]
The Derry Playhouse writers pictured with Gloria Goldsmith, seated centre, whose play Womanspeak, was staged at the Playhouse. Included are Anne Crilly, Gloria Goldsmith, Margie Bernard.
[Courtesy Derry News, May 17th 2007]
Hot on the heels of two smash hits, local playwright Irene Melaugh brings her third drama based in a Derry hairdressers to the stage this weekend.
Flick brings together a hilarious cast of characters and like Me Da’s Suit and The Dumped Divorcee Support Group – it taps into a rich [...]
[Courtesy of City News, May 14th 2007]
Irene Melaugh brings laughs to the stage
The third play, from a hugely popular local writer is set to open in the Millennium Forum later this month
Flick, a comedy set in a hairdressers, has been written, produced and directed by Derry woman Irene Melaugh who also appears in the play.
It [...]
[Courtesy Millennium Forum programme, May - August 2007]
By lrene Melaugh
Desperate to get married, Lucy needs to get to Mexico to see Wan (Jan) the sailor she met on a night out. However, her hairdressing business is about to go under.
The plumber has repossessed her sinks and the only clients she has are Lola the Local, [...]
[Courtesy Derry Journal, 7th November, 2006]
DERRY PLAYWRIGHT Irene Melaugh is set to turn heads with her new play, ‘Fick’ a comedy set in a very Derry hairdressers.
Irene is hoping to bring ‘Flick’ to the stage of the Millennium Forum in May of next year – but she needs a cast of willing Derry actors to help her [...]
[Courtesy Derry News, 14th March 2004]
By Joanne McCool
With a team like Carmel McCafferty and Irene Melaugh, you can hardly go far wrong, as their previous production of Me Da’s Suit readily proved.
But I was still pleasantly surprised at just how enjoyable the duo’s latest project was when I sat in on the premiere of the [...]
[Courtesy Derry Journal, 19th March, 2004]
Another success for Derry playwright
BEFORE NOVEMBER 2003 Irene Melaugh never had a play of her own staged locally. It was only earlier that year that she took the chance and presented her first full length script to the Playhouse for consideration.
As Derry audiences know, that play, ‘Me Da’s Suit’, was a [...]
[Courtesy "Big Tickle" Comedy Festival flyer, March 10th - 21st, 2004]
Daredevil Theatre Group presenting..
THE DUMPED DIVORCEE SUPPORT GROUP
by Irene Melaugh
Are you getting divorced? Why not join the group. Are you divorced? We need you in the group. If you’re getting married… now’s a good time to book your place in the group.
Written by Irene Melaugh [...]
[Courtesy Millennium Forum programme of events, January to April 2006]
Feb 2006, Weds 8th to Sat 11th
Laugh like you’ve never laughed before! Lifelong friends, Moura, Rosie & Eileen, have been dumped for younger models by their husbands of almost thirty years. Devastated, they cope in any way that they can. Rosie takes to knitting aran sweaters and [...]
[Courtesy of UFORIA, University of Ulster Students' Union Magazine, March 2004]
When I was waiting in the Union on a Monday morning to meet Irene Melaugh I began to panic suddenly. I had been to see her play ‘Me Da’s suit’ a few weeks earlier in The Playhouse, a small theatre just inside the walls in [...]
[Courtesy Derry News, May 5th 2005]
By Alan Healy
A Derry play which broke all box office records during its debut run at the Playhouse returns to the city later this month for a highly anticipated run at the Millennium Forum, where writer, director, producer and yes, star Irene Melaugh hopes her work will see similar success.
The [...]
[Courtesy Derry News, 14th Nov 2003]
IRENE MELAUGH’S new play “Me Da’s Suit” broke all opening night records at Derry’s Playhouse when it premiered on Wednesday night.
Just before the cast took to the stage for the opening of the play, two additional rows of seating had to be installed to accommodate the crowds.
Despite this more than [...]
[Courtesy Derry Journal, Tuesday 2nd December, 2003]
A scene from “Me Da’s Suit” which has opened to rave reviews in the Derry Playhouse.
‘Me Da’s Suit’ opened to ‘house full’ notices in Derry’s Playhouse on November 12th and closed each of its four evening run there with standing ovations. So positive has been the word on the [...]
[Courtesy Millennium Forum Programme of Events, May-August 2005]
Me Da’s Suit, written by Irene Melaugh
Thursday 19th – Sat 21st May
“It’s funny, damn funny with a humour not for the faint hearted.” – Derry Journal
This is Ireland, pre ‘Credit Union’ days. A time when the pawn shop was the only place ordinary people could get a ‘len’ to [...]
[Courtesy Derry Journal, Tuesday 2nd December, 2003]
THE PLAYHOUSE, Daredevil Theatre Group
Me Da’s Suit
The smash hit comedy returns by popular demand! Set in Derry in the early 70’s Me Da’s Suit is the story of the McLaughlins – their’ domestic ‘blitz’, debt, pawn shops and what happens when Tommy Barr’s pawn is blown up.
[Courtesy Derry Journal, 30th September 2003]
TEENAGE ACTORS from both communities in Derry took to the stage of the Millennium Forum on Friday for the launch of their innovative new play “Debate as One”.
The play was written and produced by the Greater Shantallow Community Arts Project, which received funding from the LSP tinder the European Peace [...]
[Courtesy flyer, Greater Shantallow Community Arts]
“DEBATE AS ONE”
Written by Irene Melaugh & Sam Starrett
Produced and directed by James Lecky & Laverne O’Donnell
Challenging Diversity Together
Aims & Objectives: As part of our Local Strategic Partnerships Cultural Diversity Programme, Greater Shantallow Community Arts have set out to challenge the preconceived perceptions our two communities have about each other and [...]
[Courtesy Derry News, March 1st 2001]
Kevin McCallion who plays Packie in a scene from the Play Station Theatre Company’s production of “Packie’s Wake”, by Eddie Kerr. Standing, from left, are Kevin Kerr, Irene Melaugh, Catherine McDermott, Aiden Heaney, Catherine Cooley and Christine Millar.
[Courtesy Derry News, September 12th 2002]
Extract taken from “Wising Up:Part II”, “The myth of alcohol as a ‘clean’ drug”, by Jack Houlahan
In “Wise Up Da”, the community drama I wrote about last week, the father says, “There’s nothing wrong with drink. When you take a drink you can put your hand to I mouth and [...]
[Taken from flyer for the event, June 2002]
A COMMUNITY DRAMA, BY IRENE MELAUGH
A production from Shantallow Community Support Partnership in association with Greater Shantallow Community Arts
Is there a drinking culture?
How does it affect our community?
Can the community do anything about it?
Where do we begin?
Our families – Who supports them?
Our young people – Who talks to them?
The night [...]