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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Irish House Party


The Irish House Party
Civic Theatre

The Irish House Party is a show packed full of traditional Irish music and dancing including a very special local guest and featuring the All Ireland Champion musicians at Chelmsford Civic Theatre on Sunday 31 March.

Cool and modern, The Irish House Party reflects traditional Irish music the way it is today.
Irish music and dance shows often conjure up images of flat caps, waist coats and comely maidens at the cross-roads. The Irish House Party is a welcome antidote to the often cheesy portrayals of Irish music and culture. It is a stage show like no other, hosted by All-Ireland Champion musicians, dancers and entertaining presenters who not only perform soul stirring music but also combine a unique blend of light hearted audience interaction and fascinating stories about the history of the music and the instruments. This creates a unique Irish experience resulting in an exciting new theatre going experience.

From their humble beginnings as one of the countless musicians performing on the streets and in the venues of Dublin the raw talent and uniqueness of The Irish House Party soon caught the attention of the city. As word spread, the show evolved and it wasn’t long before The Irish House Party were themselves a key attraction. The show has been receiving outstanding reviews and is a huge hit with visitors from around the world to locals and fellow musicians alike. The cross section of famous guests from the world of politics, literature sport and showbiz are too numerous to mention.

The Irish House Party could be described as a contradiction in terms because it is traditional yet contemporary at the same time. This has led to some surprising collaborations with some of the biggest names in pop music including a performance with UK boy band The Wanted on their no.1 hit single ‘Glad You Came’. The Irish House Party band were also asked by BBC DJ Chris Moyle’s to perform at the rap party for the musical Jesus Christ Superstar when it came to Dublin recently. After seeing the guys perform in Dublin the executive writer of CSI Miami flew them over to LA to play for the cast and crew of CSI in Hollywood. As well as pop collaborations, The Irish House Party band also perform pure traditional Irish music including songs in the native Irish language.

Joining the talented group of dancers and musicians will be local traditional Irish dancer, Laura Baylis who dances with the National and Folk Dance Centre in Writtle. 16 year old Laura who is studying her A-levels at Hylands School will be joining The Irish House Party troop on one of their dances in a wonderful collaboration between the touring professional company and local dance school. The National and Folk Dance Centre aim to bring the joy of European folk dance to all age groups developing a sense of community and awareness of other cultures. Dancers have the opportunity to study traditional dances, costumes, music and customs. Annette Clark who runs the dance school is thrilled to be teaming up with the production and giving Laura, who is currently working at Advanced 2 Level of National dance, the opportunity to work with a professional company.

The concept of the show is to create a house party environment where the audience feels they are at an actual party in someone's living room which is not only family friendly but truly engages audiences of all ages!

Tickets are £20.50 and concessions £19.00 with group discounts available. For tickets and inquiries call the Civic Theatre Box Office on 01245 606505 or book online at www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres

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