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Cúpla Ceisteanna with the Cast & Crew!

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Q&A With The Cast! Hello all! We're almost officially ONE WEEK to showtime and it's all happening here at D&G HQ! Join us for an exclusive, fun Q&A session with our lovely Cast and Crew! Our tickets are on sale at  https://www.eventbrite.ie/d/ireland--galway/diarmuid-and-grainne/   Interviewer: What is the one item you think Aonghus would definitely have on a desert island? Just one, now! (Julie) Aonghus: A bobby pin or a carrier pigeon! Interviewer: You’re a stage manager. That sounds very rewarding but also a little stressful! Tell me about some of the highs and lows of the role. (Grainne Sheehan) Stage Manager: Well, I have been very lucky to be working with such a fantastic set of people for my first stint as stage manager. I suppose the lows are the typical lows, we have a room full of college students who are still college students so there has been some energy dips, some missing props but that’s all in a day. I am a highly organ

Piseógs, Pursuit and Petrol Stations: Eight Life Lessons from Diarmuid & Gráinne

Welcome back to your one-stop shop for everything related to our favourite duo! This week’s post reflects on our beloved script, and, while we’ve thoroughly enjoyed bringing this wonderfully fictitious work to life, we couldn’t help but accidentally learn some valuable life lessons on the way! Being the good friends that we are, we wanted to share these nuggets of knowledge with you! 1.      You will probably look like an animal when you give birth (hey, we don’t make the rules!). During the rehearsal process, it emerged quite quickly that labour is tough, and that all sense of decency or dignity is no more. To any mothers reading, please skip the queue in coffee shops. You’ve earned it. We don’t mind. Really. 2.      Always put enough petrol in your car. Okay, this one is probably a given, but have you ever just “thrown a tenner’s worth in” and hoped for the best? Take it from our main man Diarmuid, you don’t need the hassle of driving from pillar to post in search of fue