Cork duo bring 'Santa Ponsa or Bust' to the Town Hall

The show that loosened purse strings in the Dragons Den, Santa Ponsa or Bust, comes to Galway’s Town Hall Theatre on Friday and Saturday, August 5 and 6, featuring the two funniest men in Cork, Frank Twomey and Pakie O’Callaghan.

Santa Ponsa or Bust is the stage show that took the Dragons’ fiery breath away. For the first time ever in the Irish version of The Dragons Den all five dragons invested in what is already being talked about as the smash hit comedy of the year.

The play, which has already been a massive success in Cork charts the adventures of two hapless Cork couples Finbarr and Carmel, John and Noreen. Wide boy Finbarr while ‘working’ on his ninth FAS scheme, is approached by a dark and mysterious stranger outside the North Chapel.

In return for bringing a sealed package to Santa Ponsa, Finbarr, his wife Noreen and a couple of their choice are offered a two week holiday in the internationally renowned Hotel Del Mar, Santa Ponsa.But there is no such thing as a free paella, what follows is the holiday from hell. The two couples are pursued by Hans Von Snicht, the ruthless head of the Bulgarian Mafia, through the seedy fleshpots and gay bars of the tacky resort.

Escape from the clutches of Hans Von Snicht propel the two couples into the hands of the Spanish police. Finbarr and John are locked up in Ben Al Madena prison. Will they beat the rap? Will their women wait fro them on the outside? Only time will tell.

Santa Ponsa or Bust is written and performed by Pakie O’Callaghan and Frank Twomey, stars of RTE’s Bull Island and Joe Duffy’s Funny Friday in which they play the parts of Michael Noonan, Mary O’Rourke, Charlie McCreevey, David Norris, Brian Cowen, Joe Higgins etc.

Booking is now open at the Town Hall Theatre 091-569777 or on the web at www.tht.ie