Past Productions and Festivals: 1995 - 1996

- The Life of Stuff by Simon Donald
- The Skriker by Caryl Churchill
- The first ever Dublin Fringe Festival
- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht

The Life of Stuff
by Simon Donald

“…All performances hit an eye-opening level, with a burst of heat-energy off the stage which you could feel in your face.”
- Sunday Times

“…Characters who are relentlessly hopeless and violent, viciously emotionally retarded, and who view tolerance and affection as risible weaknesses to be preyed upon.”
- Sunday Independent

“The Life of Stuff is like morning sickness and sex: fun, messy and nice all at the same time.”
- Sunday Tribune

“Grotty.”
- Evening Herald

Performed by Declan Byrne, Shane Lynch, Sarah Pyle, Debbie Leeding, Camila Dalby, Robert Price, Patrick Leech, Alex Johnston.
Lighting by Lee Davis,
Design by Johanna Connor,
Costume by Catherine Fay & Joanne Cassidy.


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The Skriker
by Caryl Churchill (Irish premiere)

“The play is evil, frightening, wild, mind-stretching and utterly absorbing…the cast do an amazing, spine-chilling job.”
- Sunday Independent

“A terrific show from a young company who perform like cabaret stars…exciting, exotic, quite thrilling.”
- Sunday Times

“Not only does Bedrock Theatre dare to stage The Skriker – one of Caryl Churchill’s most difficult plays – but it does so with gorgeous arrogance and astonishing integrity.”
- Sunday Tribune

“Difficult.”
- Evening Herald

Performed by: Jennifer Barry, Barbara Griffin, Debbie Leeding, Patrick Leech, Alex Johnston, Robert Price, Ian Hutchinson, Cathy McNally, Camilla Dalby, Sarah Pyle, Alan Kinsella, Shane Lynch
Lighting by Lee Davis
Music by Vincent Doherty
Design by Catherine Fay


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In 1995, Bedrock created and ran the first Dublin Fringe Festival.

“If there was a triumph in the (Theatre) festival it has to be the Fringe, which on a budget of £5000 managed to achieve a string of sell-out shows in small venues.”
- Evening Herald

“Fringe ’95 proved extremely successful among regular and, more importantly, casual theatregoers.”
- Sunday Tribune


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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
by Bertolt Brecht

“Scene follows scene at a rollicking pace…the acting throughout is talented and energetic…Bedrock can put this one with the other feathers in their cap.”
- Irish Times

“An intense, engaging and high energy production.”
- In Dublin

Performed by Ronan Grealy, Katherine Murphy, Alan Kinsella, Stephen Bourke, Debbie Leeding, Vincent Brightling, Stephen Dempsey, Declan Byrne, Robert Furey, Alex Johnston, Patrick Leech, Shane Lynch, Simon Manahan, Camilla Dalby, Lee Davis, Sarah Pyle, Ronan Leahy.
Lighting by Lee Davis
Sound by Vincent Doherty
Design by Stephen Bourke, Johanna Connor
Costume by Catherine Fay, Joanne Cassidy


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