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Howie the Rookie by Mark O’Rowe
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Howie the Rookie by Mark O'Rowe

Performances

Chapter, Cardiff Wed 14 Nov 2007, 8pm, £3 on the door

Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, Thurs 15 Nov 2007, 7.30pm £3

Cast

The Howie Lee – Jack Llewellyn

The Rookie Lee – James Ashton

Director

Michael Kelligan

Review

……The next night, my hearing had recovered sufficiently for me to be able to catch the drift of “Howie The Rookie”, the latest reading as part of Michael Kelligan’s “On The Edge” season at Chapter Arts Centre. This is a cult tale of the Dublin underclass from Mark O’Rowe (the screenwriter of “Intermission”), consisting of two extended monologues focusing on two scummy individuals faultlessly played by Jack Llewelyn and James Ashton. Obviously, it took time to become accustomed to the profane vernacular, but when I did, I found the tragic-comic tales of beatings, unfortunate sexual encounters and untimely deaths highly compulsive.

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