Falling To Earth: My Summer With Bowie
Verdant Productions present
FALLING TO EARTH – My Summer With Bowie
By Eugene O’Brien Starring Stephen Jones
Touring nationwide with dates in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Wicklow and Belfast
★★★★★ devastatingly good…..The Arts Review
Verdant Productions has announced the highly anticipated nationwide tour of FALLING TO EARTH – My Summer With Bowie by Eugene O’Brien following its sold out premiere at Dublin Theatre Festival.
Starring Stephen Jones (Northern Lights, Into The Badlands, Red Rock, Love/Hate, Ripper Street, From Eden, Hue & Cry)
With performances in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Wicklow, Cavan and Belfast starting 12 May through to 21 June 2025.
He feels like an alien in his own home town. Single. Loveless. Carer for a Dad who had never shown much care to him. His only solace the music of Ziggy/the thin white duke/ the man who fell to earth with hisspiders from Mars. Now Scut Kelly is about to have the most extraordinary summer of his life where fantasy becomes reality. When fate conspires to grant him face to face time with his idol. The living legend. But can Scut handle this new planet and all its possibilities or will he fall back to earth with a bang.
Directed by Jim Nolan
Set Design by Brian Mitchell
Costume Design by Toni Bailey
Lighting Design by Tara Perry
2025 Tour
Theatre Royal, Waterford Wed 4th – Thurs 5th June 8.00pm theatreroyal.ie (0)51 874402 Tickets € 21 + €2 booking fee
Everyman Cork Fri 6th June 8.00pm everymancork.com (021) 450 1673
Ticket prices: €25 | €22 concession | €10 (advertised at €26 | €23 | €11 inclusive of restoration levy)
Axis, Ballymun Sat 7th June 8.00pm axisballymun.ie (01) 883 2100 Tickets €20/€18
Civic Theatre, Tallaght Wed 11th June 8.00pm civictheatre.ie (01) 462 7477 Tickets €25/23
DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum Thurs 12th & Fri 13th June 8.00pm milltheatre.ie (01) 296 9340 Tickets: €25/22
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray Sat 14th June 8.00pm mermaidartscentre.ie (01) 272 4030 Tickets: €23/20 incl booking fee
★★★★★ The Arts Review
is devastatingly good…Jones’ accent, tone, gestures, movements articulating Scuts inner and outer worlds. In truth, words fall short when describing Jones’ impeccable performance. Which is a joy and a privilege to behold, and might yet prove to be the performance of the Festival. Excellently written, exceptionally well directed, with a performance from Jones that’s simply out of this world
Sunday Independent Review 08/10/2023
playwright Eugene O’Brien has succeeded admirably in concocting a fantasy that’s utterly credible with Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie.
It’s quite beautifully written and equally beautifully (and energetically) played by Stephen Jones. Between writer and actor, the characters in the fantasy are fully three dimensional and come alive as the Man Who Fell to Earth falls to earth for the last time in the shadows of an Irish bog.
Irish Independent
A terrific performance by Stephen Jones lights up this eloquent new solo play by Eugene O’Brien. So this is a play about hero worship and the redeeming power of art. This is daring work from O’Brien….Jones skilfully teases out this complex material.
The Irish Times
At the heart of all this lies the tremendous performance of Jones….a captivating one-man show brought to life by Jones’ vivid performance that is entertaining.
NoMoreWorkhorse
It’s a warm and funny portrayal of life in small-town Ireland, that shows these individuals warts and all. Stephen Jones puts great energy into the script and makes the character of Scut his own.
Duration: 80 minutes. No interval
Age Suitability: parental guidance, contains some strong language.