Loco and Reckless Productions is an Irish theatre, TV and film Production Company. It has produced TV for young audiences for RTE, a revival of Lennox Robinson’s play The Far Off Hills for Nomad Theatre Network and three one man shows - The Man In The Woman’s Shoes, I Hear You and Rejoice and The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey written and performed by Mikel Murfi. Updates for all shows in 2024 are on the Facebook page TheManInTheWomansShoes.

MIKEL MURFI
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Originally from Sligo, Mikel Murfi trained at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris.
His performances in theatre include Swan Lake/ Loch na hEala (Teac Damsa); The Man in The Woman’s Shoes (Loco and Reckless Productions); The Last Hotel and Ballyturk (Galway Arts Festival/Landmark/Wide Open Opera); The New Electric Ballroom (Druid); The Chairs (Blue Raincoat Theatre); Morning After Optimism, Playboy of the Western World (Peacock Theatre); The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest (Abbey Theatre) Giselle, Rite of Spring and Petrushka (Fabulous Beast) Desire Under The Elms (Lyric, Hammersmith).

FILM INCLUDES

The Ballad of Kid Kanturk, Intermission, Sweety Barrett, The Butcher Boy, Love and Rage, Guiltrip and most recently Jimmy’s Hall. As a director Druma and John Duffy’s Brother.

Directing work includes Toraiocht (Fíbín); The Walworth Farce, Penelope (Druid); Trad, The Great Goat Bubble (Galway Arts Festival); The Country Girls (Red Kettle); Diamonds in the Soil (Macnas); Waiting for Godot (Theatre Du Pif, Hong Kong); The Far Off Hills (Nomad Theatre Network).

Mikel is one of Ireland’s leading physical theatre performers and directors and is available for post show discussions and masterclasses/workshops.

For Acting work please contact Jonathan Shankey at The Lisa Richards agency here

Declan Gibbons
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Declan Gibbons (Producer) is a Galway Based Producer

PRODUCTIONS
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THE MAN IN THE WOMAN'S SHOES
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A One Man Theatre Show Written and Performed by Mikel Murfi. Commissioned by the Hawk's Well Theatre Sligo and Sligo Arts Office as part of Bealtaine 2012.

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes has toured extensively in Ireland since 2012. It has played three time in NYC at the Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan. It ran for three weeks at The Tricycle Theatre, London in 2016 and 2017 to full houses. The show went to Paris to the Irish Cultural Centre in 2018. It is available for limited touring.

The show was created with the support of the Sligo County Council Arts Service and The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo as part of the Bealtaine Festival celebrating Creativity as we age. Next Dates 2024 are Thursday Feb 29th Downshire Arms Hotel, Hilltown Co Down and Fri May 31st Mountshannon Festival Co Clare

PRODUCTION DETAILS
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Number in Company: 2 (performer and stage manager/operator)
Show Duration: 75 minutes without interval.
Set: No set
Sound Desk: None required.
Lighting Desk: The show can run on 4 x Profiles; 4 x Par cans; 6 x Fresnels
Venue: This is a very adaptable show which has played in both theatre and other less formal venues

I HEAR YOU AND REJOICE
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Following the sellout success of The Man In The Woman’s Shoes, Mikel Murfi returns with a new one man show.

Late in his life, Pat Farnon, a cobbler and all-round contented man, embarks on a journey he had not quite planned and finds that every twist in the road can bring its own surprises. Written and performed by Mikel Murfi, this show is the 2nd collaboration between Sligo County Council Arts Service, The Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo, and Mikel Murfi. It was created for the Bealtaine Festival - Celebrating Creativity As We Age. Upcoming dates for 2024 are Friday May 10th An Tain Arts Centre, Dundalk and Sat May 3rd Inishbofin Community Centre, Co Galway

PRODUCTION DETAILS
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Number in Company: 2 (performer and stage manager/operator)
Show Duration: 75 minutes without interval.
Set: No set
Sound Desk: None required.
Lighting Desk: The show can run on 4 x Profiles; 4 x Par cans; 6 x Fresnels

THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF KITSY RAINEY

Written and performed by Mikel Murfi

Following on from The Man In The Woman's Shoes and I Hear You and Rejoice, this third in the series, takes us on a very unusual and otherworldly journey. Having married Kitsy Rainey late in life, cobbler Pat Farnon finally decides to lift the lid on a life previously lived by his wife. And all the while, Pat faces down his own reckoning. Tender, heartfelt and joyously funny The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey finishes out Pat Farnon's journey in a most unexpected way. This show is a 3rd collaboration between Sligo County Council Arts Service, The Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo, and Mikel Murfi. Additional support for The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey was provided by Irish Arts Center, New York.
Producer: Declan Gibbons Sound: Jack Cawley Costumier: Amanda Donovan
Organist: Deirdre Macklin Cobbler: Edmond's Shoe Repair, Galway Lighting: Nick McCall
Shaped By: Eithne Hand, Mikel Murfi

Upcoming dates for 2024 are on Facebook page themaninthewomansshoes and include Dunamaise Portlaoise Feb 22nd, Draoicht Blanchardstown Feb 23rd, Mermaid Theatre Bray Feb 24th, The Mac Belfast March 1st and 2nd, Solstice Navan Fri March 8th, Riverbank Newbridge Sat March 9th, Seamus Heaney Homeplace Fri March 15th, An Grianan Letterkenny Sat March 16th, Town Hall Galway Fri March 22nd and Backstage Longford Sat March 23rd