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Press release
January 2015
Don’t miss your opportunity!
A must-see for Irish audiences young and old!
Theatre Lovett’s international runaway hit is on the
road again.
The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly
is coming to
The Hawk’s Well Theatre on Tues 10 and Wed 11
February.
Theatre Lovett recently returned from the iconic Sydney Opera
House are on the road again with their hit show for family and school
audiences.
Muireann Ahern Lovett and Louis Lovett are Theatre Lovett, an Irish
company that is attracting considerable national and international
attention for their family friendly theatre productions. They have
performed on New York’s 42nd street, at the Sydney Opera House and
now this exciting family friendly company are bringing the runaway
theatrical hit The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly to the Hawk’s Well
Theatre in February with shows for schools taking place at 11am on
Tuesday 10th and 10am and 12pm on Wednesday 11th of February
and a family show at 7pm on Tuesday 10th of February. Tickets are
€8 for adults and 6 for children and are available from the Hawk’s
Well Theatre on 071 916 1518 or www.hawkswell.com.
Since opening in Dublin in 2010 to rave reviews and packed houses
this rollercoaster show has traveled to Edinburgh, London, Texas,
Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Melbourne, Sydney and to 42nd
street, New York where it was comfortably sandwiched between
Spiderman and Wicked, the musical.
'Not only works, it wows' THE NEW YORK POST
'The theatrical equivalent of going to bed on Christmas Eve'
THE SUNDAY TIMES
'Lovett makes the experience seem as natural and interactive as a warm
hug' THE IRISH TIMES
Ingenious performer Louis Lovett’s hilarious portrayal of Peggy O’
Hegarty, a young girl who saves her city from disaster certainly
tickles both adults and children alike.
Lovett is well known on Irish TV as Dieter Langer the German
sausage seller in Killinascully where he stars alongside Pat Shortt.
He also plays Mr. Leech, the annoying bank manager in Chris
O’Dowd’s Moone Boy. The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly sees him
playing multiple characters on a remarkable set of crates and
packages, which emerge from an enormous, unfolding wooden box.
This tour is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland
Photo Credit : Patrick Redmond
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For PRESS INFORMATION contact:
Muireann Ahern, Theatre Lovett t: 353 86 8223377
[email protected]
About Theatre Lovett
Theatre Lovett is one of Ireland’s leading companies producing work for family
audiences; theatre that engages, entertains and inspires both adult and child in
the one show. Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett, Joint Artistic Directors of the
company, each have over 20 years experience in Theatre for Young Audiences.
They formed Theatre Lovett Ltd in 2010 and in three years have already
achieved remarkable success. They have had four Dublin Theatre Festival
premieres and have toured extensively both nationally and internationally. They
completed a four city US tour in 2013 that included The New Victory Theatre on
42nd Street, New York. In August 2014 they completed an Australian tour where
they played at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne arts Centre as part of this
tour. Recent productions include Mr Foley The Radio Operator (25 venue Irish
tour, Baboro 2014), A Feast of Bones (Dublin Theatre Festival 2013 premiere),
The House that Jack Filled (Dublin Theatre Festival, Baboro, Irish Tour) and The
Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly (tours to Ireland, UK, USA, Australia), A Man in
Half (Irish tour) and Fables Tales and Tattlers (Irish tour). Theatre Lovett
commissioned B for Baby by Carmel Winters, which was produced by The Abbey
Theatre and won Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2010.
Theatre Lovett also have a unique training programme for theatre artists and
offer professional development opportunities for educators. In 2012 they were
the overall winners of The David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Award. Theatre
Lovett are supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
www.theatrelovett.com
Show background information
Sometimes it takes a girl-sized human to solve an adult-sized problem
Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes
into boxes, even bikes into brown paper bags and Peggy sings with the voice of
an angel – a grossly unfortunate angel, who can’t sing at all.
Ingenious performer Louis Lovett leads the audience on an untamed adventure.
As Peggy desperately tries to save the day, we learn about love, loss, the
reassurance of goats, and the courage to sing gloriously on or off-key.
The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly was written by Finegan Kruckemeyer and was
originally produced by The Ark in association with Theatre Lovett. It was
Directed by Lynne Parker, performed by Louis Lovett, Produced by Muireann
Ahern Lovett, Original set design by Paul O Mahoney, Lighting Design by John
Comiskey, Composer and Sound Design by Carl Kennedy and Costumes by Joan O
Clery.
Suitable for ages 7+ and adults of all ages.
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Press quotes for The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly
‘The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly not only works, it wows.’ THE NEW YORK
POST
‘Mr. Lovett incarnates all these elements with breathless brio...Mr. Lovett fills this
hour with bravura touches...Like the toy in the cereal box, he’s this package’s real
prize.’
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Absolute magic.” THE MELBOURNE LEADER
“Not only works, it wows.” THE NEW YORK POST
“An absolute gem of a production”. RTE’S THE VIEW
“The theatrical equivalent of going to bed on Christmas Eve” THE SUNDAY TIMES
“Lovett makes the experience seem as natural and interactive as a warm hug” THE
IRISH TIMES
“Rioutesly inventive” THE SCOTSMAN
“Tremendously entertaining” THE GUARDIAN