'Word Against The Word' will be a Waterford dream come true
'Word Against the Word' will be staged in Garter Lane in October
A very special night of theatre will take place in Waterford next month when local playwrith, Keith Dunphy, will stage his play, 'Word Against The Word' in Garter Lane frpm October 21 to 25.
The play was produced by Watering Hole Productions with Michael Grant and Padraig O’Griofa, and is being staged in association with the Imagine Arts Festival.
Keith left Waterford in 1996 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Funded by his hometown, he dreams of performing Shakespeare in his own accent.
'Word Against The Word', is a one-man play exploring how an Irish actor with dyslexia navigates show business, hoping but never knowing if he'll ever get to play the king that once visited Waterford - Richard II.
The play explores Keith's relationship with his nationality, dyslexia and the challenges of classical theatre.
It sets his life growing up and becoming an actor, while still unable to read, against Richard's speech as he sailed up the River Suir in 1399.
A spokesperson for Garter Lane said the work is a hugely entertaining, life-affirming story of the struggles, pain and joy Keith encountered on his journey from Doyle Street to classical acting.
"It will make you laugh; it will make you cry; it may make you angry, but it will also make you proud of the human spirit," said the spokesperson.
"It’s a great story told and performed by an even greater actor," he added.
Booking for the show is now open with tickets available through garterlane.ie or by phoning 051 855038.
This is Keith’s first devised show, which he is proud to be bringing to his hometown.
A very busy actor, he recently filmed, 'The Winter King', for Sony/Badwolf productions.
A formidable actor with an incredible portfolio or work behind him some of his credits include: Feature Film: 'The Banishing', 'Rogue One', 'The Spoiler', 'Les Misérable', 'Black Death', 'Children of Men', 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' and 'Inside I'm Dancing'.
His TV credits include: 'The Winter King', 'Rebellion', 'No Offence', 'Beowulf', 'The Hollow Crown', 'Peaky Blinders', 'Life Begins', 'Ultimate Force' and 'Professor T'.
Meanwhile, his stage work is just was impressive and includes: 'A Woman Walks Into A Bank' (Theatre 503, London); 'Under the Black Rock' (Arcola Theatre); 'Fighting Irish (Belgrade Theatre); 'The Lovely Bones' (Birmingham Rep, Liverpool Everyman, Northern Stage); 'Easter Rising And There After' (Jermyn St. Theatre, London); 'The Rivals' (Bristol Old Vic); 'The Birthday Party (Royal Exchange Theatre), 'One For The Road & Victoria Station' (Young Vic Theatre and the Print Rooms London); 'Macbeth' (The Globe Theatre London); 'Romeo and Juliet', 'The Grapes of Wrath & Catastrophic Sex Music' (Mercury Theatre).
