Slip of the Tongue

It’s OCTOBER

We’re weeks away from Dress You Up and it’s 4 night run in Bank Lane with Stagemad

We will be part of the Imagine Festival 2024

I am up the walls like Dulux. But rehearsals have been great and I think we have a great piece for you to enjoy

It is the summer of 1997 and Girl Power is in, as are Fianna Fáil and New Labour. Bobbie Burke is discovering that he will need to learn how to walk in stilettos before he will be able to run.

At school, he is bullied and tormented by Decky Flynn, who reckons that he can ‘beat the gay out of him’. However, he is aided and abetted by his friend, Mandy, who helps him with his make-up and is known to have kicked Decky Flynn in the balls once, on Bobby’s behalf. Still, she also admits to having a crush on Decky and a recent couple of pregnancy tests have turned up positive.

Bobbie is also supported by his aunt and godmother, Karen, a self-confessed alcoholic whose life feels like an endless cycle of hangovers, h***y barflies, vomit and bad karaoke.

When his mother passes away his father, Mick, copes by burying himself in work, taking every shift he can get at the factory where he works. He simply isn’t there for Bobbie but that certain summer, a father and son do bond, eventually, and life will never be the same again, for either of them.

For people like Bobbie Burke, drag is a suit of armour in a cruel, piercing, hostile world. It screams under disco balls and dances till dawn, demanding to be heard.

🎭DRESS YOU UP

Stagemad Theatre Company

📅 Tuesday October 22nd to Friday October 25th

🏟️ Bank Lane

🎟️ €15 for the first two nights
€20 for the remaining two nights

⏱️ Doors 7pm
Show 8pm

The book can now be purchased from The Book Centre and nightly throughout the run for €12

Nightly raffle and feel free to wear your best 90s and Madonna gear

Gr8 Events | Home Event: Stagemad Premiere - Dress You Up Venue: Bank Lane, Waterford City. Date(s):  22/10/2024 - 25/10/2024 Time: Doors 7.30pm, Performance 8pm SharpTickets: Tues Tues, Wed  €15 + b.fee               Thur & Fri €20 + b.fee

So tonight is the night Phil Grimes Pub from 7pm
Tickets on Eventbrite or pay on door. I do have a new card machine but be patient with me.

Luke Donnelly 7.10pm
Woody acoustic 8pm
Sean Corrigan 8.40pm
Scatterbrain 9ish
Meself 9.40ish

Get down if you can 🧡

WAYNE POWER Wayne Power returns to Phil Grimes this September 27th

Dress You Up , the official launch of the book and play takes place tonight in The Book Centre from 6.30pm

Launched by award winning Nicola Spendlove and featuring cast readings
I’m really proud of this play and the work we’ve put in so far.

It’s very bizarre to be on a 5th book and one that isn’t poetry. The book retails at €12 and is the finished play up to rehearsals. So you will get bonus material and pieces that may not make the final shows

Tickets for the play are selling well. I’m very grateful to have Bank Lane host this play. It’s an amazing venue and I’d urge you all to keep supporting this gorgeous space. There’s a string of massive gigs happening there this autumn/winter from Pillow Queens to Villagers. And I’m always grateful to be afforded any opportunity to feature there.

So pop down tonight for a sneak preview and a natter. Bring your 90s outfits and Madonna outfits. This applies to the shows run too. By all means , dress like you’re in the 90s or the Queen of Pop.
If you’re a fan of Madonna and Oasis you may eat up this play.

So see you tonight from 6.30pn

DRESS YOU UP BY WAYNE POWER 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬"DRESS YOU UP" By Wayne PowerRunning Tues 22nd Oct to Friday 25thGreen Room award winning Stagemad Theatre Company presents the premiere of 'Dress You Up' by Wayne Power at Bank...

Walking through town wearing a BRAT t-shirt and holding a neon pink Madonna tote bag in one hand. And a Hurley in the other. Some curious looks

All will be revealed in October

Tickets on sale now

Gr8 Events | Home Event: Stagemad Premiere - Dress You Up Venue: Bank Lane, Waterford City. Date(s):  22/10/2024 - 25/10/2024 Time: Doors 7.30pm, Performance 8pm SharpTickets: Tues Tues, Wed  €15 + b.fee               Thur & Fri €20 + b.fee

Stagemad presents Dress You Up

A new original play by Wayne Power

starring Charlie Maher , alongside the legendary Greta Rochford. in her first theatrical role since 2019's award winning The Red Iron
With the iconic Gerry Kane as Mick , Evie Burke and introducing Jake Penkert

DRESS YOU UP runs for 4 nights in Bank Lane with preview on Tuesday October 22nd and running through Friday October 25th

TICKETS FOR TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY ARE €15
FULL PRICE OF €20 FOR THURSDAY & FRIDAY

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM GR8EVENTS.IE AND BANKLANE.IE
LINK IN COMMENTS

Dress You Up:The Published Play launches in The Book Centre on Friday September 6th from jysta fter 6pm. Launched by Nicola Spendlove , you can purchase the book of the play in the run up to opening night

Guess its real now

ELECTRIC. PICNIC !!!!!!

THANK YOU David Hynes

Modwords to Mindfields

Spoken word brought me back to life.

Shout out to the amazingly talented Cúan Cusack for the poster for Dress You Up

SCAN THE F**K OUTTA THAT QR CODE AND GRAB THOSE TICKETS
Madonna costumes are highly encouraged.

This will also act as the book cover for the published play released on September 6th
With launch in The Book Center that night from 6pm

Thanks a million to Tully's Bar Waterford for allowing me to perform tonight

So…..

Overwhelmed , drownded, head gone to announce I am playing

ELECTRIC fu***ng PICNIC

This August

Proud to represent Waterford. It’s been a long road to get to this point. Beyond grateful to a so many people the past five years. We go and we smash it. Always

Get down to Tully's Bar Waterford tonight
I’ll be performing a spoken word set after the cruel England game.

And I’ll have a very special announcement
But you won’t know what it is unless you’re there.

Thanks to Pride of the Déise for the great write up in todays Waterford News & Star

Alongside the mighty Stagemad , my first full length play DRESS YOU UP comes to Bank Lane this October
Running from Tuesday 22nd - Friday 25th October. I’m extremely proud to bring this to the stage.
Tickets on sale later this year. A stellar cast including Greta Rochford and Gerry Kane

The play itself will be published in early September by my publisher The Manuscript Publisher and will be my fourth title with their imprint

Get out and support Pride of the Déise 2024
In a time of such global uncertainly and division. Wear your colours proud this weekend as a member of the community or as an ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Was just sent this by Fiona Foskin

I’m pretty sure this is from April 2002. I was 18 !!!!
Being presented with the award for Best Local Prose at the Sean Dunne Young Writers Awards. There you go now Conor Nolan our first meeting

Wish I had that jawline now. I was such a t***k

https://youtu.be/okbA6IWO8hY?feature=shared

Wayne Power -Whilst You're Still Young Spoken word artist Wayne Power delivers a poem from his current collection Only When I'm Dancing Can I Feel This FreeDirected and shot by Alan Robinson in Wa...

Slip of the Tongue chapter 6

Poetry Day Waterford Extravaganza

Bank Lane

Thursday April 25th from 8PM

FREE entry

Line up

DARRAGH FLEMING

Waterford Centre of Music Adult Choir

Sean Corrigan

Nicola Spendlove

CHALK BLONDE

Steven Stubbs

Ellen Quilty

Scatterbrain

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SLIP OF THE TONGUE.

CHAPTER 6

POETRY DAY IRELAND EXTRAVAGANZA

THIURSDAY APRIL 27TH

Line up and details soon

Una Live performing at the third chapter of Slip of the Tongue as part of Poetry Day Ireland in April 2023

Photo by HK Stuart