Devious Theatre – A Highlight of 2008
Following up from my last post; Devious Theatre were back in the newspapers this weekend, this time thanks to John Cleere of the Kilkenny Advertiser. In his list of highlights of 2008, John wrote;
On the theatre scene there was only one word to describe the year: The Devious Theatre Company (ok, four words). Their first production, “Heart Shaped Vinyl”, had me hoping they weren’t going to be a one-hit wonder, but I needn’t have worried, they repeated the success not once, but twice, in 2008.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the film “Trainspotting“, but the stage version by Devious Theatre in The Watergate was the highlight of the year. They quickly followed it up with an original play, “Smitten”, by John Morton. I’ve no idea what their plans are for 2009, but already at this early stage of their development, a Devious Theatre production is a guaranteed good night out.
John Cleere was probably the first person to write about Devious Theatre, way back in the early days of our first production, Heart Shaped Vinyl, and he’s been a keen follower ever since. His reviews have undoubtedly helped attract attention to Devious and our work, last year we were on his list of Highlights of 2007. It’s great for us to be listed once again, so thanks to John Cleere in the Kilkenny Advertiser.
Devious Theatre aside, the weekend flew by in a blur of filming Vultures episodes 5 & 6. Early morning call-times into late night shoots, there were trains, there were castles and there was plenty of rain, wind and chavs, but above all else there was plenty of comedy. I’ll have more news throughout the week.
