Archive for March, 2012
A Tea Party in Wonderland
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
May belongs to the Bealtaine Festival; and what better a way to celebrate than a tea party with the Teapots.
This year the festival celebrates creativity in older age with Galway County Council and Galway City Council (as part of their age-friendly cultural programme) promoting the festival.
To launch Bealtaine, Blue Teapot Theatre Company are hosting ‘A [...]
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Blue Teapot welcomes Tim Wheeler
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Tim Wheeler, Artistic Director from Mind the Gap is visiting Blue Teapot today to meet with our Director Petal Pilley and get a look at what happens behind the blue closed doors at Blue Teapot. Mind the Gap started 23 years ago. They have become one of the UK’s leading disability-related theatre companies. Based in [...]
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Performing Arts School OPEN to New Applicants
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Since 2010, the Performing Arts School has delivered FETAC accredited performing arts training specifically designed for school leavers & adults with intellectual disabilities.
Three years on and we are now looking to recruit a new intake of learners to our school in September.
IT’S A CERT – YOU’LL LOVE OUR SCHOOL!
A three year programme, participants will [...]
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See you on the Red Carpet!
Monday, January 14th, 2013
Out with the handbags and glad rags – Blue Teapot will be on the red carpet in Dublin twice within 24 hours of 24th & 25th February 2013.
Our first engagement comes on receipt of a nomination in The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2012.
Under the category of ‘Judges Special Award’, we have been recognised for ‘giving [...]
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Holiday Closure until New Year
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Blue Teapot offices will be closed from December 13th and re-opening on Monday January14th, 2013.
Have a happy and peaceful holiday season.
Best wishes,
Blue Teapot staff
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2012 – What a year!
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
As we finish up for Christmas we thought we’d send you a wrap up of the amazing year that has been 2012.
We had a great time for St Paddy’s day again and worked tremendously hard on creating Sanctuary, (with a VERY successful FundIt campaign) for the Galway Theatre Festival in October.
In February [...]
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Qualifications & Standing Ovations!
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Take another bow Teapots & Teacups.
Not only applauded for onstage & backstage efforts during the highly acclaimed Sanctuary, but also in achieving vocational goals in Foundation Performing Arts Skills this month.
All company members have successfully passed FETAC Level 3 component modules in Drama, Event Participation, Costume Art & Design and Drawing, with Music [...]
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Our Annual Christmas Swim – Team Teapot needs YOU!
Monday, November 19th, 2012
Feeling Blue? Want a pick me up? Our annual Christmas swim is the answer.
Can you believe it? For a fourth consecutive year, Petal Pilley, our Director is swapping her winter woollies for a swimsuit on Christmas Day and jumping in to Galway Bay.
Joining Petal in this festive splash will be Sean Conneally [...]
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Love is in the Air!
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
by Sonja Brodie (Our spy on the rehearsal floor)
Popcorn and giant drinks containers litter the floor. A race is on. Eight new arrivals barrel in to the cinema, competing for the best seats. For some, this outing is just a welcome break from the routine of their controlled lives. For Larry and Sophie, this is [...]
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Sanctuary – Box Office OPEN
Monday, September 10th, 2012
by Christian O’Reilly
Directed by Petal Pilley
What if the cinema was the only sanctuary for your relationship?
Sanctuary’s world premiere will be in the Galway Theatre Festival this October.
Commissioned by Blue Teapot this poignant, funny and bittersweet play opens the window into the lives and relationships of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the obstacles [...]
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