Milo's Wake
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by Michael and Margery Forde
Directed by Peter Feeney and Jim McLarty
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A riotous night of emotion, song and laughter…
What every wake should be – a salute to life!
MILO'S WAKE is a powerful and moving story about a first generation Irish immigrant family: a “drop dead comedy” about the fall and redemption of Milo O’Connor.
The play as written runs in uninterrupted real time in an Irish bar where the whiskey and Guinness flow freely, and guests are regaled with the music and songs of the pub’s resident band - The Wren Buoys.
MILO'S WAKE has been optioned and is now being developed as a feature film. A new production is planned for Melbourne in 2011/ 2012. Watch this space about other future seasons of this wonderful play.
“A rollicking production that wears its heart on its sleeve.”
NZ Herald 2005
“It’s funny, honest and moving, full of great music, sparkling repartee and terrific performances.”
NZ Listener 2006
“Feeney turns in a magnificent performance as the tortured soul who is Milo.”
Otago Daily Times
“An exuberant performance by Peter Feeney… a rewarding experience.”
Timaru Herald
“A wonderful, cleverly written and well-acted piece of New Zealand theatre.”
Waikato Times
Milo's Wake 2005/2006
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Read Peter Feeney’s Listener article Finding Milo
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In April and May 2005 Feeney McSweeney staged an Auckland season of the award-winning play MILO’S WAKE in the Ponsonby Irish pub The Dog’s Bollix.
The 2005 Auckland production of Milo’s Wake was a great success. Close to 3000 people came to the play, which received extremely favourable reviews. Many performances were sold out with people turned away at the door. Additional shows were added to meet public demand
Based on the success of the Auckland season, Feeney McSweeney mounted a national tour and return Auckland season of MILO’S WAKE in 2006. A total of 38 performances took in the centres of Auckland, Kerikeri, Hamilton, Awakeri, Timaru, Akaroa, Christchurch and Dunedin. 4000 people saw the show, and once again the public and critical response was unanimously favourable.
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A Night With Beau Tyler
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written and Performed by Peter Feeney
A Night with Beau Tyler takes an entertaining swipe at the American self-help movement through the personal journey of guru Beau Tyler, as he travels down into the hollow centre of his personality, and bounces back again, stunned but unrepentant.
Funny and thought provoking theatrical satire.
"I have not laughed so hard or for as long as I did last night."
WAIKATO TIMES
"Feeney's parody of the self-help phenomenon was spot on,"
NELSON MAIL
"5/5. Pants wettingly funny."
SOUTHLAND TIMES
"The Beau Tyler character, fallen guru, rising phoenix-like was a perfect balance of pathos with self-love and ultimately explained why the genre he is subverting works…"
PULP MAGAZINE
"If laughter is indeed the best medicine, then A Night with Beau Tyler is efficacious therapy indeed."
THEATRE VIEW
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GREEN ROOM
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Created by - Ryan Richards, Nic Sampson and Ash Jones
Starring - Ryan Richards, Nic Sanpson and Byron Coll
Directed by - Peter Feeney
Pornography, Persecution, Paranoia... Welcome to the Film Industry!
Introducing the latest Feeney McSweeney production: an hilarious ribald comedy, this original one hour play combining three of New Zealand's finest up and coming comic talents will be touring soon to a town near you. Stay tuned for details!
About The Show
A mega budget American feature-film has come to town. Inhabiting the twilight zone of featured-extra-dom are: a drunken Power-Ranger, an earnest thief, and a wounded thespian. Our three young hopefuls collide with a gorgeous make-up girl and a cast-driver with a score to settle.
Given costumes, their own green room, and just one line of on-screen dialogue, our three hopefuls - Ryan, Nic and Ash - await their moment of glory on set. Excitement turns to boredom which soon gives way to erratic acts of jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - that threaten to ruin their dreams and the very production of the film.
Strap in for a turbulent ride as the warped imaginations of this multi-talented triumvirate show how easy it can be to fuck anything up. Wit, slap-stick and pathos meet puppeteering, genre-bending and an irate American. Directed by Peter Feeney, this new NZ comedy piece will be mounted in Los Angeles coinciding with the release of the feature film, The Warriors Way.
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