There are Little Kingdons @ Church Street

This was my first show at the Church Street theatre, put on by the Keegan Theatre company. I love the street this little theatre is on, very quiet and tree lined. The theatre's name comes from it occupying an old church. I also loved this intimate venue, with it's exposed brick walls and stained glass skylight. The seats are comfortable, looking straight onto the stage with no bad seats in the house.

The show itself reminded me of an Dark Our Town set in modern day Ireland. There is a narrator, also a resident of this small Irish town, who roams it describing the daily goings on. The plot is a day in the life in a large cast of characters, all played by just a handful of actors with much overlap. The quality of the acting was erratic, but with praise going to the narrator. Oftentimes, the accents were so strong I really could not understand the dialogue at all. I don't think there was any intent to say anything profound with this play, which can sometimes work ok, as in Our Town. But some of the plot lines did not even make any sense to me at all.

I only left at the intermission, but stuck it out. The second act did not really reard my decision.