Maybe there’s something in the water in Ireland. Not only are they writing new plays by the boxcar, they’re writing new types of plays, using approaches which never occurred to Aristotle. Three of these theatrical adventures will be on display at the Mead Flashpoint today (Nov. 12) and tomorrow at 7 p.m. They’re all in […]
Solas Nua brings new works from Dublin this weekend
Solas Nua is giving Washington audiences a chance to see and help shape experimental works in development, straight from Dublin. Titled ‘Project Brand New’, the mini-festival is here for three performances only, starting Thurs, Sept 11th at Flashpoint.
Improbable Frequency
Begin coded transmission: A raucous, brainy spy mystery is unfolding at 111 K Street NE. Like James Bond on acid, Solas Nua’s production of Improbable Frequency mixes highbrow witticisms, bawdy physical comedy, and a whimsical, multi-cultural score to deliver a mind-bending journey into the underbelly of WWII-era Ireland.
Solas Nua finds improbable space for season opener
You won’t find Solas Nua’s season opener, Improbable Frequency, at any of the established venues around town. And you can be forgiven for checking the address a few times: 111 K St NE. The building is “a brand new glass fronted office condo building”, according to Linda Murray, Solas Nua’s Artistic Director.
Johnny Meister and The Stitch
This down and dirty two-man drama from Solas Nua whisks you away, uninvited, to the dangerous, impoverished back streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland where two angry young men square off for a final, inevitable smackdown.
Disco Pigs
Disco Pigs, straight from its NY triumph, opens the Irish Solas Nua theatre company’s sixth season with the Enda Walsh comedy.
Woman and Scarecrow
A woman on her deathbed faces the regrets of a half-lived life and her imminent departure from a philandering husband and eight children.
Pumpgirl
It is easy to imagine that Pumpgirl is a play that Sam Shepard might have written had he been born a Northern Irish woman. It is a bleak tale of three desperately unhappy lower class people in a story punctuated with both threatened and actual violence. Yet both the writing and the performances in this […]
Take Me Away
Take Me Away by Gerald Murphy produced by Solas Nua directed by Linda Murray reviewed by Tim Treanor Oh, what a fine nasty little play this is, as mean as a wolverine and as tight as a Chinese box puzzle! What a sweet festival of malevolence do Eddie (Joe Cronin) and his three brutish sons […]
Portia Coughlan
Portia Coughlan By Marina Carr Directed by Jessica Burgess Produced by Solas Nua Reviewed by Tim Treanor In the course of its nearly three-year history, Solas Nua has brought many fine plays to the Washington area. Portia Coughlan is not one of them. It is, instead, the misery-drunk saga of the extremely unpleasant Coughlan/Scully clan, […]
Trad
Trad By Mark Doherty Directed by Linda Murray Produced by Solas Nua Reviewed by Steven McKnight Trad (short for “tradition,” one of its overarching themes) is a brilliant Irish stew of surreal comedy, touching drama, clever satire, and thoughtful allegory. Solas Nua presents a professional and charming production of Mark Doherty’s award-winning play.
Made In China
Made in China By Mark O’Rowe Directed by Colin Hovde Produced by Solas Nua Reviewed by Ronnie Ruff When it comes to cutting edge Irish theatre, it does not get much better than Solas Nua. Their 2005 production of Mark O’Rowe’s Howie The Rookie was a fabulous production that had humor, violence and rollercoaster like […]