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in Glor from April 23 to 26. This is Wil- liams’ third play and was commis- sioned and originally produced by Galway’s Druid Theatre Company in 1999.
The story is set in a rural post of- fice in west Clare where the old tel- ephone exchange has just been dis- connected.
It tells the story of the postmaster Jim and his wife Katherine, who were enthusiastic amateur ballroom dancers in their youth and their three
children who are now left the fam- ily nest.
The play explores the connections, dreams and love between family members and promises to be a real treat for local audiences.
Bernie Harten, Ennis Players PRO said the group were eager to show- case the work of a local writer.
“It was a play our director Mike Scanlon had read recently and he felt it was something we could do. It’s a really sad story but a nice story at the same time. We decided to do it fora change because we haven’t done that many local authors”.
The Way You Look Tonight is di- rected by Mike Scanlon, who di- rected Ennis Players first ever All- Ireland winning production, Alan Ayckbourn’s Round and Round the
Garden in 1995.
The lead roles of Jim and Kather- ine are played by established per- formers Geraldine Greene and Hugh Gallagher. For Geraldine in _par- ticular, the role of Catherine posed a unique acting challenge, as Bernie explained.
“All plays are different in their own way. This one is quite difficult for Geraldine as her character is an invalid so she can’t move around the stage. In her mind, Catherine keeps remembering her youth when she was ballroom dancer. There are flashbacks back to when Jim and Catherine were young so that was another challenge”’.
The past number of years has been a roller-coaster ride for Ennis Play- ers, having represented Ireland at
the International Festival of Drama in Monaco with Geraldine Greene’s production of