STAGE TUBE: Irish Rep Previews Cantankerous New Comedy, THE QUARE LAND

In John McManus' THE QUARE LAND, an old Irish farmer is having his first bath in four years when he's surprised by a visit from a developer hoping to buy his land to convert to a golf course, Peter Maloney and Rufus Collins star in what they promise to be a cantankerous new comedy.

John McManus (Playwright) is from Ballyconnell in County Cavan. His first play was No Hate Going To Loss, a radio drama which won the RTE P.J. O'Connor award in 2005. He came joint third in the same competition in 2008 with Will You Swap Knees With Me? His first stage play, A Lock of Fierce Roars, was given a public reading by Druid Theatre Company in 2008. The Quare Land, was first produced in the 2010 Galway Arts Festival by the Galway Arts Centre and Decadent Theatre Company. It toured Ireland with Decadent in 2011 and again in 2013 with an independent theatre company called Moth Productions who are currently also touring his A Lock of Fierce Roars. He completed the New Playwrights Programme at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 2013 and has a play, Klondike in development with the Abbey literary department.

Founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore, The Irish Repertory Theatre opened its doors in September 1988 with Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars. The Irish Rep is currently the only year-round theatre company in New York City devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. Recognized with the Jujamcyn Theatres Award, a special Drama Desk Award for "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Drama," and theLucille Lortel Award for "Outstanding Body of Work," The Irish Rep has celebrated the very best in Irish theatre for over twenty years, from the masters to the new generation of Irish and Irish American writers who are transforming the stage. Nearly 38,000 audience members annually attend productions at our theatre located in the heart of New York's Off Broadway community. Once here, they witness The Irish Rep's engaging perspective on the Irish and their unique contributions to the world of drama.

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