'Theft' by Kilcullen Drama Group

Don’t be misled by the headline. The Drama Group is not about to admit that they have been for years now, robbing the locals by charging them €10 each to watch a succession of farces by Ray Cooney, one more outrageous than the other. No, while this is patently true, the headline above refers to the group’s upcoming production of a play, by Eric Chappell, titled “Theft”.

The play concerns itself with the morality and behaviour of the upper echelons of our society as seen through the eyes of a small-time criminal, caught red-handed while robbing the mansion of a wealthy property developer.

Facing a term in jail our philosophical thief reflects on the dastardly nature of his crime and compares the enormity of his sins with those of his captors and the government of his country, whose laws will soon deprive him of his freedom. He reflects that, if he had a job which allowed him expenses of €100,000 p.a. he would forgo all notion of salary and would certainly cease his “present” thieving ways.

The play is described as “A Comedy-Thriller”. There is certainly loads of comedy in it. The thrill is to witness somebody taking an unorthodox look at our life and times. It is planned for end of November/December.

Philomena Breslin.