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THE FABULOUS AND JOYFUL NEW MUSICAL COMEDY FOR EVERYONE

A SHOW THAT CELEBRATES THE FAMILIES WHO MADE US – AND THE FAMILIES WE MAKE


















Created by Shane O’Reilly with Paul Curley

Composed by Denis Clohessy and Directed by Ronan Phelan


Starring Clare Barrett, Oliver Flitcroft, Kate Gilmore, Domhnall Herdman, Matthew Malone, Rachel O’Byrne, and more…

Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Wicklow
Saturday February 25 – Sunday March 5

 

Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin
Friday March 10 – Sunday March 26

 

Various days and times

Individual Tickets €23/€26, Group Ticket (4 people) €85

 

Suitable for audiences aged 8+

Gold in the Water

Bart and Harvey have never been happier. They have just celebrated their first wedding anniversary with all their friends. When a mysterious goldfish lands on their doorstep, leading them to meet a very angry and righteous pet shop owner, their perfect lives are upended, and their world is changed forever.

 

Gold in the Water is the fabulous, funny and heartfelt new Irish musical from Shane O’Reilly with Paul Curley, composed by Denis Clohessy and directed by Ronan Phelan, debuting at Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Wicklow from February 25th for six performances, before opening at Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin on March 10th for a two-week run.

 

Gold in the Water is a flamboyant theatrical extravaganza, with original music by award-winning composer Denis Clohessy and performed with full live band, starring Matthew Malone as Bart, Domhnall Herdman as his husband Harvey, Clare Barrett as the ferocious Pet Shop Owner and Oliver Flitcroft, Kate Gilmore and Rachel O’Byrne as their gang of friends. This hilarious tale looks at how we deal with the unexpected, and our ability to handle something new that has come out of the blue. With a tap-dancing rabbit, a singing terrapin, a magical goldfish and a stellar cast of people, fish, birds and pets, Gold in the Water is a quirky, funny, life-affirming spectacular for musical theatre lovers, thrill seeking pet owners and audiences young and old!

 

Produced by One Thousand Pieces, in a co-production with Mermaid Arts Centre, Project Arts Centre and The Ark, Gold in the Water is directed by Ronan Phelan and designed by Maree Kearns, Catherine Fay and Sarah Jane Shiels, music direction by Danny Forde with movement by Philip Connaughton.

 

Supported by The Arts Council, Cork Opera House, Dublin City Council, Press Up Hospitality Group,

Wicklow County Council and St. Patrick’s Festival.

 

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Cast

Pet Shop Owner
Rosaleen 
Boy Bart 
Tom 
Deirdre 
Harvey 
Boy Bart 
Bart 
Sandra 

 

Violin 
Piano 
Bass 
Drums 

Clare Barrett

Fiona Browne

Harley Cullen Walsh

Oliver Flitcroft

Kate Gilmore

Domhnall Herdmann

Mark Keegan

Matthew Malone

Rachel O’Byrne

 

Courtney Cullen

Danny Forde

Cameron Macaulay

Brian Walsh

Creative Team

Book & Lyrics 

Co-writer 

Composer 

Director 

Choreography & Movement Direction

Set Design 

Costume Design 

Lighting Designer 

Music Director 

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Production Manager

Stage Managers

Assistant Stage Manager

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Costume Supervisor

Hair & Makeup

Costume Maintenance 
 

Audio Engineer
Audio Operator

 

Lighting Operator 
Lighting Technician 
Chaperone 

 

Produced by 
Assistant Producer 
Marketing & PR 
Publicity 
Social Media Manager
Website & Video Content 
Designer

Shane O’Reilly
Paul Curley
Denis Clohessy
Ronan Phelan

Philip Connaughton
 

Maree Kearns
Catherine Fay
Sarah Jane Shiels
Danny Forde


 

Eamonn Fox

Leo McKenna/Sarah Purcell

Mela Sulowska

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Cherie White

Val Sherlock

Eimear Regan

 

Iain Faulkner

John Norton

 

Orla Kelly-Smith
Ben Downes
Lucy Richards-Smyrk


Pádraig Heneghan/Lovano
Ois O’Donoghue
Aileen Galvin/Sync & Swim
Ann-Marie Sheehan/Sync & Swim
Lisa Nally
Bekah Molony/Caught Up Creatives
Pete Reddy/ Redman AKA

Media & Marketing

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