GomBean: Comedic capers come to Longford's Backstage Theatre
Playwright and performer Niamh McGrath comes to backstage this week with her Seamus O'Rourke directed one woman show GomBean.
GomBean gives us a view of the reincarnated 16th century pirate queen Grace O’Malley as she runs a horsebox coffee van on a pier in a fictional town in Sligo.
The comedy sees Niamh performing multiple roles as she delivers a high-octane dose of caffeine-fuelled fun.
Niamh was overjoyed to be given the chance to work with the Carrigallen man: “I was absolutely delighted when Seamus O’Rourke agreed to direct GomBean. He's a gifted director as well as actor and writer.”
In GomBean, Granuaile is an entrepreneur who is high on debt and low on self-esteem. She’s a former wrestler and when her arch-nemesis Ruby Stephens arrives in town, Grace competes to win back the title she lost at the Community Games in 1994.
When a chance at a cash prize comes her way, she takes a shot at an unforeseen redemption.
Niamh last performed in the Backstage alongside O’Rourke in Livin’Dred and Nomad Theatre Network’s touring production of Patrick Kavanagh’s Tarry Flynn.
GomBean comes to Backstage for one night only on Thursday, May 4, doors at 8pm. Tickets available on 043 3347888 or backstage.ie