SELVAGE
'a fun and irreverent show that will put a smile on many a face. James Riordan is a live wire entertainer who creates a feeling of madness for all to enjoy.' No More Workhorse
Nominated for 2 Irish Times Theatre Awards, Best Actor for James Riordan and Best Lighting Design for Sarah Jane Shields
Selvage’s final outing was in Smock Alley main space as part of First Fortnight Festival 2024.
Granny has been incarcerated, the fairytale has faltered & now something is Gnawing at Joe.
Selvage (a line of self-securing knitting) is a show about unravelling tightly wound modern anxieties and a boy's triumph over his ''gnaw''. It is a creative examination of the countless avenues people trudge in an effort to calm themselves while a ''gnaw'' waits not far from the surface. This evocative, inventive show uses physical storytelling, puppetry and a live, original score.
2022 Tour Dates
Sat, Oct 8th- Áras Éanna, Inis Oirr: Thurs Oct 13th Dunamaise, Portlaoise: Fri, Oct 14th Backstage, Longford: Thurs, Oct 20th, Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge: Thurs, Oct 27th, Belltable, Limerick. Thurs, Nov 10th, Mick Lally Theatre, Galway, Sat, Nov 12th, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda: Sat Nov 19th, Linenhall Theatre, Castlebar: Tues Nov 29th, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Thurs-Sun Dec 1st-4th, Smock Alley Boys School, Dublin.
This tour was funded by The Arts Council and Galway City Council.
Selvage was first developed through the Druid FUEL program. Further development happened in Annamakerrig, funded by Galway City Council. The show was performed in March 2019 to sold-out audiences in the Mick Lally Theatre Galway and Station House, Clifden, and successfully transferred to the Town Hall Theatre Galway in Nov 2019. Selvage was nominated for 2 Irish Times Theatre Awards 2020, including Best Actor for James Riordan and Best Lighting Design for SJ Shiels.
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