Thursday 2nd of July 2009

Passionfruit

Picture a winter’s night in rainy Athlone. You make your way to 9 Northgate St.
And you step inside the cosy atmosphere of the Passionfruit Theatre. You purchase your ticket and are shown to your seat by a smiling young person who takes your wet coat, and is glad you could make it. Then the old building seems to hold its breath as the stage lights go up, and for the next two hours you’re transported to another world. The old building lives again, and so do you…That’s what we’re offering!


Joe Ducke, Passionfruit Theatre Founder
1950-2009
Rest in Peace Joe

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Passionfruit Theatre Company

PASSIONFRUIT THEATRE is an intimate theatre space in the centre of Athlone with seating for up to 60 people.
We welcome touring theatre companies, and feel they will find our place congenial.
Enquiries 
info@passionfruittheatre.com 

To book a music gig contact Fiona 086 3338457.
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Passionfruit Theatre Benefit Night Print E-mail
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Tuesday 30th June @ 8.30pm
Dean Crowe Theatre
Music by Carmel Sheerin & The Ravens
Voted No.1 European Bluegrass Band
Tickets 20 euro
Available in the 'Carry Out' Off-Licence, Baylough
Phone 086 3338457
Please come along and show your support
A special thanks to the Sheerin family and Pascal Gough for their kindness and generosity
 
John Spillane Print E-mail
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Support by Emer Dunne
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2008/2009 - Looking Back Print E-mail
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As we're nearing the end of the 2008/2009 season, it's maybe a good time to take stock of the past year.
It's been an eventful year for Passionfruit, with a lot of upheaval particularly recently. However, with the support of the community we have managed to bring several drama productions and almost sixty musical acts to the town.
We'd like to thank all members of Passionfruit, past and present, and the members of the community who have generously donated both time and money to help bring you the following events:
 
Art Competition Winners Print E-mail
There was a great response to the Passionfruit Theatre Art Competition that was held this month for national school children. Over 10 schools around Athlone took part and the theme of the competition was Irish Traditional Music.
Prize-giving took place on Monday evening in Reeves Art Studio, Church Street. Levina Reeves complimented the winners on their fabulous pictures and commented on the high standard of all entries.
1st place went to Mateusz Turowski, Dean Kelly N.S. Mateusz was presented with over €500 worth of Irish musical instruments by Fiona Ducke of Passionfruit Theatre. He told Fiona that he is already learning the guitar in school. Levina Reeves also presented Mateusz with an art set. He attended the prize-giving with proud teachers Oisin Courcy & Shane O'Gorman.
Runners-up in the competition were, Matija Milenovic (Cornamaddy N.S.), Hannah Ni Chathasaigh (Scoil na gCeithre Maistri) and Emma Kenny (St Ciaran's N.S.). Each pupil was given a tin-whistle, a book of tunes and a CD.
All prizes were sponsored by Tradschool.com.
 
Passionfruit Public Meeting - Minutes Print E-mail
Thursday May 21st 2009, 7.30pm, The Bounty, Athlone

Panel:
Oliver Hegarty (Chair)
Fiona Ducke (Director, Passionfruit)
Also present:
Mícheál O'Faoleáin
Mary O'Rourke
Agenda:
– To explain facts surrounding the context and background of the termination of the lease at 9
Northgate St, following the sudden departure of Passionfruit director and founder Joe Ducke
– To answer the public's questions re these facts
 
Upcoming Free Events 2009/2010 Print E-mail

Planning is under way for our series of free public lectures and workshops. The following activities have been confirmed so far:

September 2009: an interactive workshop with Suicide or Survive, a group which endeavours to challenge the stigma attached to mental illness and provide a range of educational and therapeutic programmes that increase understanding of suicide and play an active role in its prevention in Ireland.

October 2009: Free career guidance workshop for leaving cert students, with Ger Colleran of iCareer, who  provide a specialized service in coaching young people in their education and career choices specializing in Central Administration Office (CAO) Application Forms, Third Level Courses and Job / Career fields. Their tailored approach to the needs of the young people and their parents / guardians we work with, delivers on their specific challenges, requirements and budget.

October 2009, December 2009, Spring 2010: Free art workshops for children.

If you have any suggestions as to events we could host, please contact us. We will examine all possibilities, the only condition being that the event be free & open to the public, and be of community benefit (social, health or educational)  
 

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The Passionfruit Theatre Company is a voluntary, non-profit organisation. We are always looking for members of all ages. So please do contact us if you'd like to get involved!
 
Passionfruit Theatre Company..."a dream of passion..."

New Productions

Passionfruit are seeking actors for two plays:
Meet me at the second bench
and
Birds of the Innocent Woods.