c21 tours Australia with successful Belfast play
c21 was presented with a wonderful opportunity in 2018 to tour their hit show ‘May the Road Rise Up’ to Melbourne, Australia in June 2019. The opportunity arose after the National Celtic Festival (Portarlington, Victoria) approached the company about the possibility of a joint production in Oz. With help from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Travel Grants and International Programme for Organisations Contribution), Doyle Shipping Group and the National Celtic Festival, the company was able to take on a mini-tour of the Victoria region. Rosemary Jenkinson (Writer), Stephen Kelly (Director), Christine Clare (Actor) and Aaron Cathcart (Technical Manager) embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. Port Fairy (formerly Belfast) was the first stop where we played to a full house. We then took part in a pod cast recording in the local Blarney Books where our Author Rosemary Jenkinson read and discussed her new book, Catholic Boy.
The team then moved on to Portarlington, which was located one hour out of Melbourne. The National Celtic Festival was the destination and the reception was fantastic. We went on to perform in sold out shows while also taking part in numerous literary events, Q&A’s and seminars. The festival was a special place and the audience feedback was very positive:
So powerful, stunning, amazing…I’m exhausted, I don’t know about Christine, what a brilliant performance and congratulations to the team. So glad you brought the performance to Australia.
Thank you. –
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Loved the performance. A real highlight of the festival and very topical to issues here.
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Absolutely amazing. I was completely immersed from start to finish. Everything that went into that performance was perfect. My only wish is to now share this with so many of my friends that didn’t see it tonight. Hats off to all of you! Brilliant.
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Thank you to all our sponsors and people who made this journey happen.