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thin 3 ast comedy drama. ‘On one ,. I - , . I. 9 9 level it's; about people] ; ; .. ' v explains director Ont/en , », , ,

LC‘WOS. ‘But. on another _. . it'sahout huge 'ssues; like ‘. ' . ' -. : : the state. globalisation There‘s a paradox to being a teenager. On one hand you want to establish '- .- v .- ' .- -- .- I : ' z w 2 : ' and the (I()ll‘ll‘(-}r(1!£l'll‘). or an individuality, which you facilitate by distancing yourself from your ' .. . not. of art. But a lot of it If; parents. On the other, you feel the need to belong, to listen to the music, THOSE EYES“ :' 2 :-

amut how ordinary go to the clubs and watch the movies of your peers. But after a while, even THAT MOUT . .. . : people. leading ordlnan, this becomes an oppressive kind of conformity. agdagfen return to up ~ w : -~ . lives. are the 'l‘OSl We meet the title character of this first play by Dublin-based actress : . fascmahngh complex Stella Feehily at just such a stage of life. In this tragi-comedy, her u : ' ' '- z. z w . t r - people.‘ Whatexer you amphibious nickname has been landed upon her from a great height by her '_: :va : .7 -' '

get from it. you'll nave tun gun-toting, club-owning boyfriend, and the complexities of her H '-

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I Pleasant:e Courtvaro‘, Director Max Stafford-Clark‘s Out of Joint is a company that generally : :- -' '. T- :' . . 556 (55:30, 7—2:”) Aug. makes it worth your while to find out. Stafford-Clark has never lost the .' _: . :' : 'r : l2.30r>m. £‘7—l‘8 spirit of adventure he possessed as a young artistic director of the '.' -- " : ,z' . ' : . 415130—9560! Traverse in the 605. Further on, he had an association with the Royal Court : ' : . . . 2" -

and the legendary Joint Stock, where Mark Ravenhill and Caryl Churchill i ' '2‘ ' -. ', w : z - ONE Two were among his many successes. There’s a lot of good word around on :: .' " -' ' . : w ' .- '. The usual suspeCts this new play. Make it a high priority. (Steve Cramer) ' -- E " .-' :' : '. :z . pOS'l'ng Christina I Traverse Theatre. £3.11“? 310-1. ./.. Amt .- ' : ' [2' ' a. ' 2: . Aguilera. Karen " w: . ~ ~ .' : . . .. . Carpenter and the :s- w » Boomtown Rats as your —-',".(l“.l:l..-(i""‘(3'1‘1‘0'8 ".if: .-.;:"'.~: THICK : 'r-r' :’ : top three karaoke tums "axe .'.o"~\e:: Li'tZ'lel ::~:" : ' was; 1" t w _:- : Biographical Cpmedy ' " .' :-- IS an indISCr'minate move MaztArr‘or‘t arm: (7'. a":' "f ‘-""- z’ from Jerry Sprmger: .' z ' :»~: ' T">: . rz' The Opera star

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