Trainspotting screening at Rockfall

Devious Theatre’s production of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting which ran in the Watergate Theatre last June will be screened in Cleere’s Theatre as part of the Rockfall Festival this coming October Bank Holiday Weekend.

The production was adapted by Harry Gibson and was the first time that the iconic work had been performed in Kilkenny. Set in 1980’s Edinburgh and depicted mostly in monologues, the play follows self-loathing anti-hero Mark Renton (played by me) as he tries to overcome the addictions that hinder his escape from a doomed life. The stories at the heart of the play are unflinchingly shocking, darkly humorous and full of Welsh’s raw observations of life.

The Devious Theatre production opened to packed houses and rave reviews from the Kilkenny People, Kilkenny Voice, Kilkenny Advertiser, Munster Express and Start Magazine.

For anyone who missed out on the show, the screening is a one and only opportunity to see the production from this past summer. The screening will also feature a fly-on-the-wall documentary that was shot during the closing night of the production in the Watergate Theatre. I’ve already seen some of the footage during the editing process and it looks great, a really nice flashback to “one of the best weeks of my life“.

Admission to the screening is 5EURO and all proceeds go to the O’Neill Centre. All donations are equally welcome. The screening takes place in Cleere’s Theatre on Sunday October 26th  at 8pm.