2TimeTheatre - a small company creating big dramas
 Karen Fitzsimmons as Mary Artlett
Latest News:
September 2024 - What a Year! - Kicking off with Cecily O'Neill's Portrait of an Old Man: Jack Yeat's Letters from New York monologue at the Lady Gregory Gathering in Gort, it's been a busy year for us. Rachel had scenes from The Fasting Girl (now Mirabilis) performed at Slainte! Scratch night. She then directed The Wasteland and in December had 40 Acres recorded by Green Curtain Theatre. Cecily contributed Literary Ladies for the Charlotte M Younge Fellowship in April, and Rachel was invited to become a member of The Mast's Artist's R&D programme, PROPEL, culminating in a performance of Dalraida at The Stage Door in July. The Plea of Mary Arlett was commissioned by The English Project and was performed this month as part of Heritage Open Days. The year ends with another monologue No Peace for my Mind, No Rest for my Pen by Cecily O'Neill to be performed at this year's Lady Gregory Gathering. September 2024 -as part of Heritage Open Days, The English Project will be exploring the tragic events that followed the Swing Riots of 1830. Rachel O'Neill has written and directed a monologue which illustrates the effect of the hangings and transportations on women. July 2024 -MD Rachel O'Neill has been selected to be part of PROPEL, an initiative for supporting theatre-makers run by The Mast. Her one-act play, Dalraida, directed by Jo Billingham, will be part of the Script in Hand programme at the Stage Door, 15th July. January 2024 - Our Artistic Director, Cecily O'Neill, was invited to edit the letters of Else Behrend-Rosenfeld. This became a performance piece for students on the Acting and Performance degree at Solent University and was presented as part of Holocaust Memorial Day.. November 2023 - Stunning review in the Autumn newsletter, Exchanges, from the T.S. Eliot Society. October 2023 - A storming sell-out run of The Waste Land and a magical, compelling performance by Arthur L. Wood. Were you there? If so, please send your review via this form or direct to [email protected] October 2023 - A fabulous line-up of poets and academics will take part in the Q&As that follow each performance. NewsCheck them out! August 2023 - more detail about our production, in association with poet and actor, Arthur L.Wood, of modernist masterpiece, The Waste Land. April 2023 - A limited number of 'Early Bird' tickets are available for a rare performance of The Waste Land taking place in October 2023. Tickets are available 11.00am, 17 April. Tickets are £10 can be purchased here from Ticket Source. March 2023 - An extract from brand new drama, Licoricia: A Death in Winchester by Rachel O'Neill can be seen at The Nutshell Scratch Night 24th March. Tickets can be booked here! January 2023 - MD Rachel O'Neill secures a coveted place in Scriptwriters & Co's Winter Scratch Night with her short play, Feasting. November 2022 - Winchester Heritage Open Days has always been a huge supporter of ours, allowing us access to venues we wouldn't otherwise be able to afford and backing with marketing. This is our response to their current financial crisis. September 2022 - presentation by Cecily O'Neill at this year's Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering on the painter John Butler Yeats in his centenary year featuring his love letters from New York. Featuring actor Gerry Conneely. March 2022 - to celebrate St Patrick's Day, here is Rachel O'Neill's monologue about an Irish actress (25.45 in) who leaves Dublin in the wake of the Treaty to find work in London. Written for Green Curtain Theatre (2021) and featuring Nora Connolly. February 2022 - Cecily O'Neill features in the current edition of Drama in an article entitled, 'Dorothy Heathcote Now' based on the conference held in October 2021. February 2022 - A short film about Licoricia of Winchester, written by Rachel O'Neill, is now available on our YouTube channel. December 2021 - our MD, Rachel O'Neill, has her mini-play They Comes selected as a finalist in The Fright Before Christmas. Read more here. September 2021 - a glowing review of Pies and Prejudice from SceneOne+. July 2021 - Latest original drama - Pies and Prejudice - tickets available from 28 July. An entertaining look at the place of food in Jane Austen's letters and writing. April 2021 - Managing Director Rachel has enjoyed some recent writing success. Read more here. January 2021 - We kick off the new year with hope in our hearts and a podcast. Those lovely people at Winchester HistBites have produced a podcast that peeps behind the tabs! November 2020 - Sir Walter's Women is being staged 28 November by South Devon Players as part of their Digital Theatre Season. Enjoy from the comfort of your sofa!. Tickets here. February 2020 - reviews are in for 2TimeTheatre: New Projects 2020! Read them here. January 2020 - Tickets now on sale for Lewd Women and Female Felons and The Fasting Girl as part of Make It SO Season at NST City Space. More information here October 2019 - The reviews are in! Astonishing audience response to Lewd Women and Female Felons - read here October 2019 - Powerful new play for voices by Cecily O'Neill - part of Hyde900 Festival September 2019 - Tilly and the Spitfires flies into Winchester Discovery Centre July 2019 - Dramatic tribute to John Keats - A Fruitful Season: Keats in Winchester |
PODCAST Here is a link to our podcast episode on HampshireHistBites. An in-depth interview with Cecily and Rachel about 2TimeTheatre, past present and future. |
What is 2TimeTheatre?
"2TimeTheatre exists to take classic stories, myths, and historical stories and to re-imagine them for the stage. Our publications can be read for pleasure, to add a new dimension to the work of your favourite authors. Our productions aim to tell the hidden stories of women, both the professional and personal, often using historical figures to illuminate and debate their cultural and societal positions."
Cecily O'Neill, Director, 2TimeTheatre.
Meet the rest of the 2timetheatre team!
Cecily O'Neill, Director, 2TimeTheatre.
Meet the rest of the 2timetheatre team!