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