Scared of going to see Nidge? JOE? Never…
Landmark Productions, in association with MCD, will bring the multi award winning play Howie The Rookie by Mark O’Rowe starring Love/Hate’s Tom Vaughan-Lawlor to Dublin’s Olympia Theatre this November 2014 and JOE readers will be able to see Howie The Rookie from 11 November – 15 November 2014.
This adrenaline-fuelled ride into Dublin’s underworld narrated first by the Howie, then picked up by the Rookie, unfolds within a landscape of feverish drinking, casual sex and visceral violence.
Well, that’s us sold anyway.
In this tale of two halves, we meet unforgettable characters from Ladyboy, the psychotic thug hell bent on avenging the deaths of his fighting fish, to monstrous Avalanche, looking for love from her bar stool.
Originally a two-hander production, Mark O’Rowe has now transformed his award-winning play into a one-man monologue with Love/Hate’s Nidge AKA Tom Vaughan-Lawlor prowling, dancing and diving to give a blistering performance; a performance that saw him named Best Actor at this year’s Irish Times Theatre Awards.
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Speaking from the set of Love/Hate, where he plays Nidge, and where filming for the fifth series is currently underway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor said: ‘I’m really looking forward to bringing Howie the Rookie back to Dublin, and I’m delighted London audiences will get a chance to see Mark O’Rowe’s stunning play at the Barbican.’
Mark O’Rowe, who not only wrote but also directed the award-winning production of his play Howie the Rookie, commented: ‘Working with Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has been an absolute high point in my theatrical life, and so I am thrilled beyond belief that audiences both in Dublin and London are going to have another opportunity to see his astonishing performance in Howie the Rookie.’
The production will play for one week only at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin from 11 – 15 November, before transferring to the Barbican in London from 19 – 29 November. Tickets for the Olympia dates go on sale this Friday 28th of March. Tickets from €25. You can purchase tickets on Ticketmaster by clicking here, by phone from Republic of Ireland 0818 719 330 or from UK and NI 0844 847 24 55
Dates & Ticket Prices:
Tuesday 11 Nov – Saturday 15 Nov
Matinees – Saturday 15 Nov
Times: Nightly shows, doors at 8pm and matinee show at 3pm.
Ticket prices from €25 – €35 (incl. booking fee)
Tuesday – Thursday – €35, €25
Friday, Saturday – €35, €27.50
Saturday matinee – all seats €25
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