Wednesday, March 31, 2010

NUIM Clubs and Societies Awards

HAMLeT was nominated for Best Event at the NUIM Clubs and Societies Awards.

We should all be very proud of ourselves! :)

Well done, everyone.


And well done to NUIM Tea Society, who helped us out at HAMLeT and who won Best New Society. Bualadh bos díobh!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Old Hamlet

Wowie, wow!

On a photo-finding mission.

We'll stick them up on a Picasa slideshow.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

O horrible, horrible, most horrible!

We would like to extend our thanks to all who attended Hamlet for your support.


We'd also like to thank Prof. Chris Morash, Dr Conrad Brunstrom, NUIM/St Patrick's College Security, Enda Doran, Fencing Club, Tea Society and all who helped us along the way.



A grainy cast and crew staring into a big hole in the stage (the grave).

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tonight's Performance is Cancelled

Tuesday, 9th February

Due to unforeseen and regrettably unavoidable circumstances, tonight's performance of Hamlet is cancelled. All other dates are as previously advertised:

Wed. 10th Feb.
Thur. 11th Feb.
Fri. 12th Feb.

Doors open at 7.15 pm each night, performance begins at 7.30pm.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused, we hope you will attend the show at one of the above dates.

All the best.

Get Thee to Yonder Roost!

Firstly, The Hamlet Seminars - dubbed Hamlet-a-thon - were a great success and we would all like to thank Prof. Chris Morash, Dr Conrad Brustrom, NUIM English Department, Kay Mitchell and NUIM Admissions for their help and efforts in turning Hamlet into a living, breathing beast of an entity.

Sincere thanks also to Enda Doran, our fantastic photographer, Pat McGlynn, our sound wizard and Mo Doris, composer extraordinnaire.

Last, but not least, a collossal thank you to all of NUIM/St Patrick College South Campus Security, who have been amazingly supportive of our endeavours.

If you like our photos, and are looking for a photographer, here's a link to Enda's website: www.endadoran.com

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Hamlet Seminars

We're taking bookings now from secondary school students on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seminars take place on Friday 5th of February between 9.30am and 1pm.

A series of introductory lectures will be presented by lecturers from NUIM English Department and we'll perform some scenes from the play.

For more details, contact nuimhamlet@gmail.com

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

When Sorrows Come, they Come not Single Spies, but in Battalions.

This semester sees Old Billycan the Bard himself make a much-anticipated return to Maynooth's stages.

Hamlet, Shakespeare's most famous work, features on the First Year English and Fifth Year Leaving Cert. syllabuses, so we're attempting to accommodate everyone with a series of seminars, as well as our performances to suit all of your educational and theatrical needs.

In conjunction with the English and Admissions departments of NUI Maynooth, we'll be running Hamlet seminars consisting of some key scenes from the play, which will be followed by lectures from the English Department, designed to give those who are studying Hamlet a comprehensive introduction to the text. We have dubiously dubbed this Hamlet-a-thon Seminars will take place during the first week of February (even Shakespeare is subsevient to timetable changes).

Then, of course, we'll also be performing the play itself from Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th of February, each night in the Aula Maxima Theatre on NUIM's South Campus from 7:30. The show will last for around 2 hours, and ticket prices are as follows;
Adults €5; Drama Society Members €3; Group Bookings - contact nuimhamlet@gmail.com for details.

We're hoping for big demand from all parties, and we're now accepting bookings on a first-come first-served basis. Contact nuimhamlet@gmail.com to book a seat.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Alas, the Aula, I know it well, Horatio.

We have finally confirmed our staging date.

We shall be traversing theboards of wonderful Aula Maxima, the second week of February, 2010.All systems are go! Costume measurements, prop lists, script edits, set designs, and beard bequests. Sorry, requests.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Hamlet – Cast List


Firstly, we would like to thank all who auditioned. If you haven’t been cast but, are interested in being an extra/crew member, please feel free to email nuimhamlet@gmail.com for details.


Here are all those who have been cast:

§ Mark Boyle

§ Keith Broni

§ Eoin Byrne

§ Joe Byrne

§ Eilís Carey

§ Catherine Collins

§ Conor Cusack

§ Lorcan Delaney

§ Sam Dowzard

§ Louise Feahney

§ Ellen Gill

§ Jack Keating

§ Ally Kerr

§ John Killeen

§ Michael King

§ Jack Langmire

§ Ailbhe Mahon

§ Michael Mannering

§ Charlie O’Neill

§ Eoghan O’Shaughnessy

§ Emma Ryan

§ Mary Ryan

§ Daniel Tracey

§ Edgar Tuite

§ Will Woods


First cast meeting will take place this Tuesday evening.

Meet at Drama Noticeboard, Arts Block, 7pm. Sharp. Please.

Kind Regards,


Richard Vance/Luke Kelly/Sinéad Mawe

Director/Assistant Director/Producer

drama@nuimsu.com / nuimhamlet@gmail.com

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Final Night of Auditions

Tonight is your last chance to audition for this (relatively) lavish production of Hamlet.

Blue Chairs, Arts Block: 6pm-9pm