What do Brian Cody, Nickey Brennan and Eddie Keher have in common?

Bondi Beach Boy

They all loved the Irish play BONDI BEACH BOY BLUE about the world of hurling which comes back to Wexford and Dublin this summer.

Bondi Beach Boy Blue is a play that when it first appeared in regional theatres around Ireland, Brian Cody thought it was "Hugely enjoyable, thought-provoking, interesting, realistic and touching"; Nickey Brennan said it "Depicts the profound importance and influence that Gaelic games can have on the lives of young people" and Eddie Keher found it "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant".

OCI Productions in association with Richard Ryan Promotions
present

BONDI BEACH BOY BLUE
Written by Benny McDonnell

Directed by Donal Courtney
with Aoife Coghlan, Paul Connaughton, Chris Gallagher, Martin Maguire

Monday July 26 - Saturday August 7, 2010 | Wexford Opera House
Tuesday August 10 - Saturday September 4, 2010 | Tivoli Theatre, Dublin


www.ociproductions.com
Declan is en route to become the next great Kilkenny hurling legend until fate intervenes and he loses his big chance. So, he does what many Irish have done before and heads to the 35th county - Bondi Beach, Australia.

Australia proves not only home to nine of the ten most poisonous creatures on earth, to Crocodile Dundee and sixty million sheep but also Declan's re-awakening.

In a land of sun, fun and a thousand friendly faces, ten thousand miles from home, with the Olympics coming, it's an exciting time and s a chance to start again but can Declan take it? Or is any attempt at escape doomed to failure?

Set in Ireland and Australia Bondi Beach Boy Blue is a funny, moving bittersweet comedy about two friends, the game of hurling and falling in and out of love and what happens when going to bat for your dreams gets thwarted.

"Hugely enjoyable, thought-provoking, interesting, realistic and touching" - Brian Cody

"Depicts the profound importance and influence that Gaelic games can have on the lives of young people" - Nickey Brennan

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant" - Eddie Keher

Listings Information
Wexford Opera House
Opens Monday July 26th
Runs nightly at 8pm until Saturday August 7, 2010
Tickets: €18, €15 (Conc - OAP/Student), €60 (Family - 2 adults & 2 children)
Booking | T: 053 912 2144 | W: www.wexfordoperahouse.ie

Tivoli Theatre, Dublin
Previews Tuesday August 10, 2010
Opens Wednesday August 11, 2010 (press night)
Runs nightly (except Sundays) at 8pm until Saturday September 4, 2010
€15 (Mon & Tues) €20 (Wed - Sat)
Booking | T: 01 454 4472 | W: www.tivoli.ie


What the press said:

"new and innovative" - Dermot Bolger, The Irish Times
"by turns comic and deeply affecting" - The Kerryman
"One hurl of a play" - The Irish Sun
"a must- see" - Kilkenny Advertiser
"a splendid new play" - The Mayo News
"you have got to see Bondi Beach Boy Blue" - Tipperary Voice