Blacklight Productions

25/05/2022

Another incredible workshop yesterday, this time with the esteemed Grand Guignol expert Professor Richard J. Hand.

A 'bloody' 🔪🩸good time had by all exploring some classic Grand Guignol horror scripts and diving into a little 'ripped from the headlines' devising work!

Stay tuned for the culmination of all this horror business - our 👻

Supported by the Arts Council Ireland

18/05/2022

Just under a week left til our Grand Guignol workshop on 24 May, 1-5pm.

Internationally renowned expert, Professor Richard J Hand, will be joining us virtually to lead us through a half day of blood, guts, and gore!

If you're a theatre maker with an interest in horror, drop us a line at [email protected] to nab a spot - entirely free thanks to support from the Arts Council Ireland ❤ 👻

17/05/2022

We've all just about recovered from our wonderful time in Belfast with the fabulous The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival!

It was an absolute joy to preview our adaptation of Marian Engel's 'Bear' for Belfast audiences -we're looking forward to sharing some lovely audience feedback! Meantime, we're full of renewed energy to continue the development process and bring this fab wee play to even more of you!

Special thanks to all of our friends and family who helped get the job done, to Patrick J. O'Reilly for his mentorship, and to the Belfast creatives who stepped in and stepped up - Neil Hainsworth (Videography), Courtenay C. Drakos (Lighting Design), and Nuala Campbell (Makeup Artist).

And of course extraordinary props to Aoife Honohan -actress par excellence, to our incredible producer Fionnuala Ryan, magician music maker Jamie Bishop, and our immensely talented designer Christopher Merton.

***Development made possible through support from the Pavilion Theatre and Arts Council Ireland.***

05/05/2022

....getting in 🤩



Tonight and tomorrow, 8pm at 2 Royal Avenue

Tickets from www.cqaf.com/bear

04/05/2022

Do you believe in monsters?

Episode 4

cqaf.com/bear

04/05/2022

T minus one day!

Tomorrow and Friday we're in Belfast for ❤ 🐻

will be showing at 8pm at 2 Royal Avenue, both evenings and you can bag your tickets at cqaf.com/bear

NOTE: 'Bear' contains partial nudity, adult language, and themes of a sexual nature.

An annual festival of music, comedy, theatre, art and literature in Belfast, Northern Ireland

04/05/2022

Do you believe in monsters?

Episode 3

cqaf.com/bear

03/05/2022

Do you believe in monsters?

Episode 2

cqaf.com/bear

01/05/2022

Do you believe in monsters?

Episode 1

cqaf.com/bear

27/04/2022

cqaf.com/bear

27/04/2022

🤩 Tfw your incredible Set Designer also just happens to be pioneering VR tech for staging and rehearsal!

If you haven't already heard of Chris Merton...you should have! Get your lovely selves to for to see his absolute beaut of a set in action!

5 & 6 May, 8pm
2 Royal Avenue
Tickets from www.cqaf.com/bear

26/04/2022

We know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover! But we just had to share these gorgeous examples of the cover art for Marian Engel's - the novel we've adapted!

Published in 1976, was called "the most controversial novel in Canadian history" before being awarded the highest literary honour in Canada - the Governor General's Award.

is a thriller, a romance, a horror. It's a fairytale and a nightmare. And it's showing in Belfast on 5 & 6 May, 8pm at 2 Royal Avenue. Tickets from www.cqaf.com/bear