Festival Season 2021
Axis Ballymun & Dublin Port Company are delighted to announce that Clare Monnelly's Charlie's a Clepto will make its international debut at Assembly's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Curated Digital Programme in August 2021. Audiences can book in to enjoy this show on-demand from anywhere in the world during the festival.
Charlie is a kleptomaniac - the doctor told her. Reckons it stems from childhood trauma. But she has the robbin’ completely under control these days. For real. She has a bit of a mouth on her, but she’s only trying to be funny, give everyone a laugh, not cause trouble, like. Not today, of all days. She loves that little boy more than she ever thought it was possible to love another human. There’s a lot riding on these 24 hours, and if she keeps her head down, she’ll get him back.
‘As writer, Monnelly’s own lifts are so subtle, with glancing references to films from Finding Nemo to Forrest Gump, that you barely notice how well she has raided the eternal vaults of good storytelling… Charlie’s odyssey is immediate and gripping, helped along by writing that is deftly comic and evocative.’ **** Peter Crawley, The Irish Times
Speaking about the play, Niamh Ní Chonchubhair, Axis Interim Director, said: “We are thrilled to be bringing Clare Monnelly’s work to a wider audience. A multi-award nominated production, Charlie’s a Clepto is a story about motherhood, messing up and doing your best to make it up. She’s the queen of self-sabotage. Monnelly’s writing is sharp and smart, and we are excited to be bringing such an energetic, funny and relatable voice to audiences via Assembly and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe”.
Dates: 6th - 30th August 2021
Tickets: £13/12
https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on
axis: Ballymun and Dublin Port Co. present
Charlie’s a Clepto
Written and performed by Clare Monnelly
Directed by Aaron Monaghan
Produced by Niamh Ní Chonchubhair
Composer Derek Conaghy
Filmed by Media Coop
Original design Suzie Cummins