Comedy play for Edenderry stage

By Navjyoti Dalal

Edenderry drama group Gemini Players is preparing to bring its new comedy production, The Absent Minded Bridegroom, to the stage at St Patrick’s NS in Edenderry.

The fast-paced, light-hearted play is directed by John Maguire and will be staged on October 30, 31, and November 1, at 8pm.

Adapted from Larry E Johnson's The Absent Minded Bridegroom, the play is a period comedy, with the story set in the 1920s within a Boston Irish family.

The story begins on the eve of a wedding and showcases a chaotic chain of events thanks to the main protagonist's persona and his matrimony jitters.

“It's essentially a light, old-fashioned comedy/farce built around mistaken identities, forgetfulness, romance, and escalating complications. It features both experienced and new cast members from Edenderry and surrounding areas,” shared Gemini Players Edenderry.

Formed in 2018, following a spectacular reenactment of the 1798 trial and execution of Fr Mogue Kearns and Col Perry in Edenderry Square, Gemini Players is an amateur threatre group which continues the town's proud tradition of music and amateur drama, following in the footsteps of the Boyne Players, Edenderry Musical Society and Eden Drama.

The Absent Minded Bridegroom will be staged in St Patrick’s NS, Edenderry on October 30, 31, and November 1, at 8pm. Doors will open at 7.30pm and admission is €12, payable at the door.