Karamazoo

Presented by Peter Hussey - Crooked House Theatre Company, Kildare

Karamazoo is a 20 minute monologue about a bullying but popular and attractive teenager who reveals to us his/her hidden pain, shame and determination to be dominant, popular and cruel. It is fresh new writing from British playwright and screenwriter Philip Ridley (The Krays, The Pitchfork Disney, Brokenville), constituting one of the most insightful and riveting monologues ever written for a teenage actor. It is performed by Ger Brady from Kildare Youth Theatre @ Crooked House and directed by Peter Hussey. This play was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain for its international Shell Connections programme.

Show Reviews

"'Theatre Shorts' opened the first International Gay Theatre Festival in the Teachers Club Parnell Square. The Festival is to present works by gay authors, with a gay character, theme or relevance and Theatre shorts adequately reflected this ambition. Crooked House Theatre Company from Kildare staged Philip Ridley's 25 minute monologue called 'Karamazoo' where young actor Ger Brady took us on a journey through the turmoil of pressures on young men who battle between the conflict of masculinity and machismo. In a convincing performance Brady held the audience as he ably explored the dynamic range of the central character. Humour, aggression, angst, emotion bullying and self doubt were movingly portrayed in a performance of skill, well directed by Peter Hussey." - Gordon Farrell, Scene City - June 2004

created a multitude of distinct identities of the citizens of Laramie. 'The Laramie Project' has much to teach about contemporary Ireland and the importance of such events like a gay theatre festival in a society where homophobia lurks in the recesses of the excesses of the past. Great theatre!" - Gordon Farrell , Scene City - June 2004.