The Cripple of Inishman - 2012
Last year, the Baltimore Drama Group took on Martin McDonaghs dark comedy, the Cripple of Inishman. With newcomer Tadhg Collins in the main role and a talented cast made up of old and new alike, the play was well-received in both Baltimore and the surrounding area. Set on the small Aran Islands community of Inishman off the Western Coast of Ireland, around 1934, the inhabitants are excited to learn of a Hollywood film crew's arrival in neighbouring Inishmore to make a documentary about life on the islands. "Cripple" Billy Claven, eager to escape the gossip, poverty and boredom of Inishman, vies for a part in the film, and to everyone's surprise, the orphan and outcast gets his chance.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest-2011
Some might have thought the Drama Group might have bitten off more than they could chew when they decided to tackle the play based on Ken Kesey's classic novel set in a psychiatric hospital but they underestimated Baltimore's ability to tap into its zany side. From Bernie O'Driscolls tyrannical Nurse Ratchet to Simon Duggan's Chief Bromden, the cast nailed it. Praised by everyone who saw, this was a production to be remembered!
An Ideal Husband-2010
The Baltimore Drama Group have always been partial to a bit of Oscar Wilde, having previously staged The Importance of Being Earnest and The Remarkable Rocket so they were on safe ground here. With wonderful costumes and marvelous timing and wit, An Ideal Husband charmed all who saw it. It also featured that inimitable duo of Louis Jacob and John Moffat.
Shakespeare in the Gardens
The audience were led down the garden path for this production. Walking through the Glebe Gardens, they came across three witches through "the fog and filthy air" cursing the one they call Macbeth. From there they came across faeries in a woodland glade with their queen, Titania and a man with a donkeys head, braying. And look over there, a man named Mercutio has been killed! With a cast that seemed to consist of half the village, Shakespeare in the Gardens brought the audience on a magical journey through the Bard's best-loved plays.