Red Kettle Theatre looking at a new approach to producing drama in Waterford.
The new Red Kettle Theatre Company sees itself as more adventurous and youthful than other theatre groups.
There's greater emphasis on theatre for young people and they aim to encourage local writing talent where possible.
The first Red Kettle production 'The Gods are Angry, Miss Kerr' is written by Waterford man Jim Nolan. The play tells the story of seven factory workers from the Jute Factory in Waterford and their day trip to the seaside in 1956.
The play debuts at the Theatre Royal in Waterford. The cast includes Clodagh Walsh, Noirin Hennessy, Mary Roche, Frank Coughlan, Denis Lonergan, Jim O'Meara and Aidan Walsh.
TV Honan, a member of the new company, speaks about how Red Kettle plans a new approach to bringing theatre to the people.
Playwright Jim Nolan is a talent on the rise. He has previously had his work ‘The Black Pool’ broadcast on RTÉ. There are now plans for Galway’s Druid Company to stage its production.
Jim Nolan welcomes the formation of the new Red Kettle production company.
It provides an immediate home for my plays and I can’t begin to overestimate the value of that.
So many writers work in a vacuum with no outlet for what they produce. Working directly with the Red Kettle Company, Jim Nolan feels he has learned a lot about transferring his work from page to stage.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 2 May 1985. The reporter is Michael Ryan.
