Balally Players – Winter One Acts

Balally Players –Winter One Acts

Two intriguing one-act plays. One unforgettable night of theatre.

Balally Players returns this winter with a gripping double-bill that cuts to the bone. Expect intensity. Expect humour. Expect to leave talking.

Penalty by Stephen Smith, directed by Sean Daly.

A tense, darkly comic showdown, where loyalty, desperation and cold hard choices collide. Truths surface and nobody escapes unscathed!
In a hotel room in Azerbaijan, Howard wakes up with a monster hangover. Proffering English tea and sympathy is ministry official, Yellena. Slowly, it emerges that Howard, who is to referee an important international football, has disgraced himself the previous evening at a dinner to welcome the UEFA officials. Or has he ? Yellena plays Howard like a fish, first cajoling then trying to blackmail him into agreeing to award a penalty to the Azerbaijan team at the evening`s match. And just when Howard thinks he`s in control, Yellena springs another surprise…

Think moral dilemmas, razor-sharp dialogue and a ball kicked, that lands right in the net!

Zoo Story by Edward Albee, directed by Liam Borgstrom.

A modern classic that starts with small talk on a park bench and spirals into unsettling territory. This is humanity stripped raw: funny, bizarre, unsettling and painfully honest.

On a calm Sunday in central park, Peter’s hopes for a quiet afternoon of reading is upended by Jerry, an isolated and disheartened man, desperate to have a meaningful conversation with another human being. This dark comedy was Edward Albee’s first play.

Brave theatre for curious souls.

These amateur productions of “The Zoo Story” & “Penalty” are presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk