Siamsa

Peta Murray's hit production, Wallflowering, comes to Siamsa Tire, Tralee, for one night only on Sunday 27th of May. The Tall Tales production of Wallflowering, which is directed by David Horan and Muirne Bloomer, has received glowing reviews with one wag going so far as to call it a combination of 'Dance and drama like a marriage made in heaven.' And another insisting the play is 'a rare instance of wholly enjoyable popular theatre.' Rare praise indeed but then this production is surely worthy of the applause lavished on it.

It was first produced in early summer 2006 and thankfully the captivating lead performers, Mal Whyte and Helen Norton, will appear on the Siamsa stage as one time prize-winning ballroom dancers who now find themselves out of step with one another and the changing values of the world around them.

Wallflowering, a compassionate comedy celebrating the courage and beauty in those who dare to live their own truth, no matter how 'ordinary' that 'truth' might appear, is as honest yet hopeful a tale of modern love as you are likely to find.

In the play we first meet Cliff (Mal Whyte) and Peg Small (Helen Norton) and their quick-stepping, fox-trotting, tango-twisting younger selves in a fabulous fusion of dance and theatre. These one time prize-winning ballroom dancers now, however, find themselves falling out of step.

As Peg begins to explore beyond the traditional roles of wife and mother and discovers the concept of her extraordinariness, Cliff is coming to understand that, despite being raised on visions of his own giftedness, the fact is, he will never be anything but ordinary. When all is said and danced, Wallflowering emerges as an intelligent, romantic fable, an honest yet hopeful tale of modern love that shows it's possible for two people to stay in step with each other despite dancing to very different rhythms.

Wallflowering plays for one night only at Siamsa Tire on Sunday 27th May 2007 at 8.00 pm. For more information please log onto www.siamsatire.com or call 066 712 3055