Rough Magic

Rough Magic

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Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe , starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe . The screenplay was written by Robert Mundi, William Brookfield, and Clare Peploe. Rough Magic is based on the 1944 novel Miss Shumway Waves a Wand by British novelist James Hadley Chase ; that novel had previously been adapted as the 1962 French-Argentine film Une blonde comme ça .

The film was released in France on August 30, 1995 and in the United States on May 30, 1997.

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Robert Mundi William Brookfield Clare Peploe
Miss Shumway Waves a Wand by James Hadley Chase

A dynamic filmed version of Rough Magic’s critically acclaimed theatre production of Hecuba by Marina Carr.
Co-production with Kilkenny Arts Festival. A new take on Shakespeare’s classic, a dark comedy filled with magic, mischief, music and romance.
A showcase of new writing and big ideas. Featuring stagings, readings and discussions, offering glimpses and impressions of 14 new never-before-seen works, commissioned by Rough Magic as part of the COMPASS Programme.
The Irish premiere production of All the Angels by Nick Drake. A co-production with Smock Alley Theatre, telling the story of Handel's Messiah.
Rough Magic is a multi-award winning national theatre company. Since 1984 we have produced over 134 shows - many of them Irish and world premieres. Independent, artist-led, and inherently collaborative, Rough Magic exists at an unexpected angle to the mainstream, providing an anchor for independent artists, and rich theatrical experiences for audiences across the country and the world.
Founded in Dublin in 1984, Rough Magic is a national, independent theatre company that delivers a comprehensive programme of new Irish writing, reimagined classics and contemporary international plays to audiences across Ireland and beyond. Our work is expansive, playful, and – whatever its form – focused on the moment.
Operating as an ensemble across the spectrum of scale and style, our programme offers fresh perspectives, engaging the audience with the qualities that define us: wit, subversion, intellectual rigour, and free artistic expression.
Guided by these core values Rough Magic has consolidated as a dynamic creative entity and a valued institution, with a portfolio of over 134 productions, including 69 Irish premieres. Our values are articulated in the way we work; and our commitment to equality of representation and diversity of expression.
The company has been a pioneer in mentoring and support. We believe in artist development, showcasing and platforming theatre makers at all stages of their career, prioritising trust in our colleagues and collaborators, supporting them to take artistic risks.
Over four decades Rough Magic has established a vital presence in Dublin and across Ireland. Our working model is based on strong relationships – with venue partners, co-producers, and co-presenters, nationally and internationally – reflecting the company’s resilience and adaptability.
Awards include: a record number four Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards for Best Production ( Copenhagen 2003, Improbable Frequency 2005, The Taming of the Shrew 2007, Don Carlos 2009); London Time Out Award; two Edinburgh Fringe First Awards and the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for Best Ensemble for A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2018. Most recently Rough Magic’s production of Solar Bones was awarded Best Actor for Stanley Townsend and Best Director for Lynne Parker at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards.
Our work is brought to you by the Rough Magic team led by Artistic Director Lynne Parker.
We are delighted to announce that applications will open this week for SEEDS, Rough Magic’s artist development programme. Since 2001 Rough Magic has been a pioneer of artist development in Irish theatre. SEEDS has been Ireland’s most comprehensive development programme and we are excited to meet members of the next generation of talented Irish theatre … Continued
The award-winning Solar Bones is back! Marcus Conway has come home to his kitchen in Louisburgh Co. Mayo. Everything seems normal, yet he is haunted by the feeling that nothing is quite right. Poring obsessively over the details of his relationships, his world and his work as an engineer brings him closer to an understanding … Continued
In February we staged our dynamic new showcase of work under the new COMPASS programme. Rough Weekend was a showcase of new writing and big ideas. Set across two days, each of these three unique events featured stagings, readings and discussions, offering glimpses and impressions of never-before-seen works, commissioned by Rough Magic as part of … Continued
Unique in personality, generous in approach, connected across the sector
A partnership between the creative ensemble and the engaged audience to celebrate the collective experience of live theatre
Using our core principles over four decades to respond to the moment and replenish both the company and the sector
Expansive and playful, taking our work seriously but not ourselves – combining a sense of purpose with an instinct for fun
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Praise ""An inspirational tale of struggle—dehydration, injury and isolation—ultimately overcome through grit and sheer willpower." " ‑ —Thomas Gebremedhin, Wall Street Journal Magazine, 1 of the 12 Best Books of Spring ""Forthright and exhilarating . . . A frank and delightful blend of extreme sports and travel writing." " ‑ —Erin Keane, Salon ""Taking off on a horse into the Mongolian Steppe sounds like the bracing inverse to an overpopulated, busy urban life, but having the skills and grit to pull it off is another thing entirely. Lara Prior-Palmer attempted the Mongol Derby not really knowing what she was getting into; she ended it knowing much more about herself, and a race champion besides."" ‑ —Estelle Tang, Elle, 1 of the 25 Best Books to Read This Spring ""A gripping, self-searching, triumphant debut memoir . . . The winning vulnerability on display . . . throughout this exceptional coming-of-age tale keeps the pages turning and the reader rooting for this unlikely heroine . . . A breathtaking ride." " ‑ —Kathleen Rooney, Minneapolis Star-Tribune "If you like your memoirs to revolve around singular experiences, Lara Prior-Palmer’s Rough Magic delivers." " ‑ John Williams, The New York Times "Excellent prose and rigorous honesty . . . An unusual pleasure to read . . . Prior-Palmer writes with a dash and boldness few writers possess." ‑ Lily Meyer, NPR
At the age of nineteen , Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to “the world’s longest, toughest horse race”—an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to enter the race. As she boarded a plane to East Asia, she was utterly unprepared for what awaited her.
Riders often spend years preparing to compete in the Mongol Derby, a course that re-creates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan, and many fail to finish. Prior-Palmer had no formal training. She was driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses. She raced for ten days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she decided she had nothing to lose. Each dawn she rode out again on a fresh horse, scrambling up mountains, swimming through rivers, crossing woodlands and wetlands, arid dunes and open steppe, as American television crews chased her in their jeeps.
Told with terrific suspense and style, in a voice full of poetry and soul, Rough Magic captures the extraordinary story of one young woman who forged ahead, against all odds, to become the first female winner of this breathtaking race.
LARA PRIOR-PALMER was born in London in 1994. She studied conceptual history and Persian at Stanford University. In 2013, she competed in the 1,000-kilometer Mongol Derby in Mongolia, sometimes described as the world’s toughest and longest horse race, and became the first woman to win the race, and the youngest person ever to finish. Rough Magic is her first book.
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