![]() It can be honestly said that the intention was to do this for a three year period, just to prove the point. It was and is, therefore, an umbrella group where those people can come together to work on single projects. Tell us About Beezneez Theatre company? Beezneez Theatre Company was founded in 1996 out of the frustration that the many fine actors in various groups in the Leitrim, Sligo, Longford and Cavan areas could never get the chance to work together because of the festival system. In 1997, I had the unique distinction of competing against my own play at the All Ireland Finals in Athlone when I won the best actor award for Frank in Educating Rita with Breffni Players and when Corn Mill Theatre Group brought my first stage play, Lovely Leitrim to third place. That win was to inspire a total of eight stage plays to date and several Radio Plays. I began writing in 1992 and my first radio play, Month’s Mind won the RTE PJ O’Connor award in that year. I continued to act with Phoenix until my transfer to Carrick on Shannon in 1984 when I carried on acting and was thrust into directing by that company. What is your background in performing? My first serious involvement in acting came with Phoenix Players, Tubbercurry when I played Gar Private in an All Ireland winning production of ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come’ in 1981. I have lived in Carrick on Shannon in 1984 and I aren’t going anywhere else. ![]() ![]() I worked in AIB until my early retirement in 1997 when I became involved in the birth of Beezneez Theatre Company and have remained as Artistic Director since, having fought off several attempted coups (I wish). We had a chat with John in advance of the show,Ĭan you tell us a little bit about yourself, and where you grew up? I was born in Sooey, Co. The ever-popular Beezneez Return to the Civic in July, This time with ‘Touch and Go’, a hilarious romp about mistaken identity. ![]()
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