Directed by Graham Cantwell and Produced by Marie-Louise O'Donnell
Featuring David Heap, Rachel Rath, Dermot Magennis and John Fitzpatrick

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What the critics had to say:

"It shocks... stomach churning stuff."
"A sensitive story of oppression full of rare humanity."
"Simmers with tension."
"The cast effortlessly draw you into their surreal world."
"Dermot Magennis gives an exceptional performance."
"Spectacular set and costume design."
- Roz Britton, Metro

"Claustrophobic and nightmarish atmosphere of foreboding."
"Bert Kowalski is the first real anti-hero for those under four feet tall."
"Brilliantly inventive set."
"A manic black comedy."
"Welsh and Cavanagh do an excellent job."
- John McKeown, Daily Mail

"Provocative."
"Paints a realistic picture of the discrimination faced by the pint sized performers."
- Allison Bray, Irish independant

"Provocative backstage drama."
"Deliriously vulgar and as subtle as a sledgehammer."
"The cast imbue the characters with genuine emotion."
- Jill Lawless, Associated Press

"A funny satire that makes you think."
"Four terrific performances."
"Very clever set."
"Dermot Magennis is strikingly good."
- Vincent Woods, Rattlebag

"The ensemble cast bring a lively energy to the stage."
"Upbeat direction."
"Flags important issues of discrimination."
- Helen Boylan, The Sunday business post

"Deliciously macabre."
"A set that is a nightmarish flipside to vibrancy of the Wizard of Oz."
- Padraic Killeen, The Irish Examiner

"Rolls a hand grenade under the door of American popular culture."
"A manic, hallucinatory world at the heart of an enduringly innocent Hollywood fantasy."
"A hilariously caustic commentary on the shooting of The Wizard of Oz."
- James Redmond, Village Magazine


"A sordid story cast from the real world of little people."
"The cast do an effective job."
-Gerry Colgan, The Irish times

"All the ingredients of sex and violence that Welsh loves to shove under the nose of his readers."
- Alan O'Riordan, Irish independant

"Takes place somewhere under the rainbow in the sordid shadows of a technicolor fantasy."
- Peter Crawley, The Scotsman

"Makes for a hilarious, yet touching evening."
- In Dublin

For more information contact :

Marie-Louise O’Donnell marie-louise.odonnell@dcu.ie (087) 848 3620
 

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Associated press article with review
Production info
Scotsman article
Article with Irvine and Dean
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Guardian article
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