Royal Court Studio to premiere wizard new play

Two wizards running a struggling chippie are at the heart of a new comedy being staged at the Royal Court Studio this summer.

Sauce and Sorcery comes from the pen of Paddy Clarke and will run at the Roe Street venue from August 1-23, directed by Joe Shipman.

Its Royal Court Studio premiere follows the performance of an extract of the show at the theatre’s Stage Write event in February.

Abrakebabra is just a normal chippy in the Swan. Chips, fish, scallops and doner meat all served up with a smile. Well, sometimes served up with a smile.

What’s less normal are the people behind the counter.

You see, Finn and his grandad Grant have a little sideline in spells and hexes to go with your meat pie. Grant’s a wizard - yeah, a proper wizard, but he’s more Dumbledork than Dumbledore.

After receiving a warning for using magic in a built-up area, Grant is supposed to be keeping his head down.

But after a tiny transmogrification mistake concerning the local drug dealing entrepreneur he’s in danger of losing his head entirely. He was only trying to help.

Clarke is a singer-songwriter and poet who plays ‘existential folk-punk’ with his band the Fancy Rats.

Sauce and Sorcery is at the Royal Court Studio from August 1-23. More details and tickets HERE