Dev's Army Plays Taurus Bar June 29-july 2

Dev's Army is an intriguing new play by established writer Stuart Lee. The dark comedy will be showcased at Taurus Bar on Wednesday 29 June until Saturday 2 July as part of the Not Part Of Festival 2011.

A charming, thought provoking Irish comedy, the story is set in 1940 when the Republic of Ireland remained neutral in WW2. Through the lives of three normal men, caught up in the wretched drama that was Ireland's attempt to defend its shores, their prejudices are challenged. The subtleties of Irish allegiances are explored when the local defence volunteers discover 'a body on the beach' - nothing is as black and white as we think when it's coloured green!

The beautifully written script focuses on the relationship between the characters who are brought to life by a talented cast of local actors; Richard Sails, Matt Lanigan, Dean O'Sullivan and Wayne Allsop.

The play is also a first for the emerging company Elysion Productions. The new company sees the union of two great Manchester talents; founder of Salford Studio and well known actor James Foster and Gayle Hare, the creator of Organised Chaos Productions and winner of Best Production at the Salford Studio Awards 2010.

Dev's Army is Stuart Lee's seventh play and was shortlisted twice in 2010 for the Oxford Playhouse New Writing Competition, and the Drama Association of Wales Playwriting Competition. It then was one of two winners of the Galway Theatre Festival New Writing Competition - through which it received a rehearsed reading. StuArt Started writing plays 11 years ago, his first venture ('The Ghosts May Laugh' - a series of short ghost stories set in the trenches of WW1) toured Oxford and Edinburgh. Since then he has written several award winning plays and is an active member of the Oxford Playwrights group.

Dev's Army will be playing at Taurus Bar on Wednesday 29 June until Saturday 2 July. Tickets costing £7 and £5 are available from www.elysionproduction.co.uk and www.skiddle.com*

*£1 booking fee