New outing for hit play with worldwide appeal

It has played to two million people all over the world, selling out in London’s West End for five years and going down a storm in countries from Greece to Japan.
Now the two-man wonder, Stones in His Pockets, is on an Irish tour that will take in Galway’s refurbished Black Box Theatre from April 7-12,

When Marie Jones wrote Stones in His Pocket for Belfast’s Dubblejoint Theatre back in 1996, she wrote it as a two-hander because the struggling company couldn’t afford a bigger cast. 
In the play, which sees a Hollywood film crew descend on rural Kerry, two male actors take on 15 roles, male and female, from Hollywood stars to local farmers. The plot centres around two locals, Charlie and Jake who get caught up in the excitement and glamour of Hollywood, as people are hired as extras for a romantic movie.
There’s tragedy as Jake’s cousin takes his own life as a result of the Hollywood presence. There’s another awakening for Jake too, as he realises the female lead is using him, so she can improve her Irish accent.

“At the time film crews were coming to Ireland like planes lining up on a runway because of the tax breaks,” recalls Marie Jones. “I found that really interesting.”