tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62387783672617325312024-03-27T07:14:35.932+00:00ClassygenesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-57359026435019972892016-02-10T08:40:00.000+00:002016-02-10T08:41:50.911+00:00BELFAST: AN UNLIKELY NEW GLOBAL CENTRE FOR QUEER ARTS, WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW LGBT ARTS VENUE AND FESTIVAL PLANBelfast is set to become a hiving global focus for lesbian, gay, bi and transgender arts, with the launch today of The Barracks, the only dedicated queer arts development and showcase space in the UK or Ireland.<br />
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Nestled down Exchange Place laneway, one of Belfast’s oldest entries in the Cathedral Quarter, The Barracks is launching in tandem with a new five-year plan from Outburst Queer Arts Festival, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.<br />
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The cutting edge, intimate new venue will be available for open hire, in addition to housing TheatreofplucK, NI’s only publicly funded queer theatre company (Trouble, The Trouble With Harry, D.R.A.G)<br />
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Both launches come hot off the back of a prestigious Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards nomination for Belfast native Stacey Gregg. Her transgender-themed play, Scorch, was developed last year for Outburst, making Belfast an unlikely new centre of excellence for queer arts in these Islands.<br />
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Outburst’s Creative Director, Ruth McCarthy commented;<br />
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<i>"Despite the legal inequalities we still have here, Belfast has moved on massively in terms of our </i><i>LGBT community and our aspirations. Our festival is developing and showcasing some of the </i><i>best work, not just here but worldwide. We present work by Theatreof pluck and other world-class </i><i>local producers, and it’s time to celebrate what have in terms of diversity here. We are a globally </i><i>recognised festival now and we have an amazing creative community here in Belfast, yet our </i><i>legal and political leaders are lagging behind in showing off this wonderful asset."</i><br />
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TheatreofplucK Director Niall Rea added;<br />
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<i>"We are hugely excited about this new venture at The Barracks. We wanted to offer an affordable, </i><i>exciting space to both established and upcoming performance makers. We hope that within five </i><br />
<i> years, the name of The Barracks will be synonymous with the very best and most exciting cutting </i><i>edge art coming out of these islands."</i><br />
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In her introduction to Outburst’s plan, Arts Council of Northern Ireland Chief Executive, Roisin McDonough, says;<br />
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<i>"We need risk takers like Outburst to champion the arts and strengthen the voice of the LGBTQ </i><i>community in Northern Ireland. They help enlighten minds to the possibility of, indeed the </i><i>imperative for true respect and equality for all."</i><br />
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The launch takes place Wednesday 10th February, 5.30pm-7pm at The Barracks, Exchange Place, BT1 2NA<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-71722622605598257182015-07-16T18:38:00.000+01:002015-07-16T18:38:16.292+01:00Belfast Festival Marketing Officer Job Opportunity CLOSES Thursday 23rd July at 5pm<span style="font-family: inherit;">Belfast Festival</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Belfast Festival (formerly the Belfast Festival at Queen’s) is Ireland’s leading festival of contemporary and international arts and ideas and takes place across the city every October. We are currently recruiting for a Marketing Officer to start as soon as possible and to help deliver our 2015 edition, which opens on 9th October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Post Title: Marketing Officer (temporary to December 2015)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hours: 37.5 hours (some unsociable working hours will also be required)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Salary: £21,000 to £23,000 per annum, subject to experience</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In general the post holder will assist the Marketing Manager to secure existing audiences, develop new audiences and maximise box office income through efficient and cost-effective promotion, administration, and integrated marketing campaigns, activities, and events. Within this, the Marketing Officer will have direct responsibility for certain key tasks and initiatives including developing and maintaining the Festival website and social media channels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Download further details by <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pSSyFIeLWtRXRJUFNycFpDTUk/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">clicking here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Deadline for completed applications is 5pm on Thursday 23rd July 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Belfast Festival is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, British Council and Tourism NI and is committed to bring an equal opportunities employer.</span><br />
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part of the new Festival team and is primarily responsible for providing
guidance and support to festival artists, projects and events from home and
abroad and across a range of artistic disciplines. In addition, the post holder
will undertake a variety of associated administrative tasks including the
management of event staff and volunteers, assisting the Technical Director with
the delivery of events and projects and contributing to internal and external
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accuracy and integrity of the financial accounting systems within the Festival.
S/he is responsible for managing a modest payroll, producing monthly accounts, stakeholder
reporting and setting up and implementing financial systems and controls. The
successful applicant will be highly self motivated with the ability to work
with a range of staff across all departments, have excellent organizational
skills and hands on experience as well as a formal accounting qualification
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a small but busy office. <span style="color: #242323;">The role is focused on
secretarial and reception duties and providing support to CEO/Artistic Director
but also involves assisting the marketing department with a range of tasks
including managing stakeholder events, updating databases and maintaining online
publicity and website entries together with basic bookkeeping, minute taking at
board meetings and general office administration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-17226380756817124742015-06-24T16:18:00.001+01:002015-06-24T16:39:35.121+01:00Yer Granny by National Theatre of Scotland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/" target="_blank">National Theatre Of Scotland</a>’s new comedy <i><b>Yer Granny</b></i>, is set in Glasgow, in a flat above an obsolete chip-shop, pushed out of business by its competitors across the road. Set in a hyper realistic but hideous 1970's living room, decorated alarmingly in mismatched patterns and beige, the Bay City Rollers blast out from the radio, and the clothing is the cream of seventies fashion.<br />
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The occupants are the Russo family. A 100 year old Granny, played by <i>Gregor Fisher</i>, who is greedily eating the family out of house and home, the audience wondering just how much food she can get through. Diligent hard-working grandson Cammy and his wife Marie try to keep things going but are obstructed by their hapless family members. Cammy's brother Charlie is a 'musician' who has written a few bars of <i>'Requiem for Accordian'</i> and not much else. Unwilling to work, he impedes Marie's plan for him to get a real job, at every opportunity. Innocent and romantic Aunt Angela wants to help out, and her spiral into drug dealing is perhaps the most humorous aspect of the play. Nice but dim Daddy's girl Marissa completes the family set up. <br />
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The broad comedy of the first act darkens in the second. Granny's insatiable appetite drives the family to desperate measures. There is a sense of impending doom and the morality of the family dissolves under the strain. Marie leaves her husband, they sell the furniture piece by piece, Marissa becomes a prostitute, Aunt Angela deals drugs. Charlie perhaps has the most outrageous approach to the problem, trying to lose Granny at the fair, attempting to murder her and inventing an elaborate scheme to marry her off to the much younger octogenarian Donnie Francisco.<br />
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The play appears to have many layers of meaning. Granny could represent our global consumption of the world's resources, threatening ecological catastrophe. She could represent the parasitic matriarch in some European societies, controlling the lives of her children and grandchildren. She could represent capitalism, the welfare state or communism devouring it's government, its economy and its society.<br />
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It asks "What is your breaking point?" "At what point do you sell out your moral values?"<br />
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Based on <i>Roberto Cossa</i>’s Argentinian classic farce <i><b>La Nona</b></i>, written in 1977, a time of great difficulty for playwrights in Argentina, when artistic censorship was in place and Cossa asked "<i>Do we Argentine playwrights even exist?</i>"<br />
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Soon after Cossa’s condemnation of artistic censorship, he and other Argentine playwrights launched ‘<i>Teatro Abierto</i>’ (Open Theatre), a movement that would become one of the most important artistic resistances during the dictatorship. In a massive festival that generated over 25,000 spectators, artists came together to stage one-act plays that directly or indirectly spoke out against the dictatorship and proved that yes, Argentine playwrights do exist.<br />
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During the dictatorship, there was no censorship for plays before they were staged. After the premiere, some plays, like Eduardo Pavlovsky’s intense family drama ‘<i>Telarañas</i>’, were banned. However, many plays with decidedly political undercurrents premiered to great public and critical success, one of which was <i>La Nona</i> in which our ravenous Granny ends up killing her children.<br />
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I'm not sure that the depth of meaning was clear to the Gregor Fisher fans in the Lyric, who laughed and cheered at every move he made. The audience laughter at the comedy of the first act lessened considerably as the surreal plot and dark humour took over and people realised that there was no way out from the ferociously gluttonous Granny who at the end threatened to eat the audience as well.<br />
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Yer Granny is at the Lyric until Saturday. <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/yer-granny" target="_blank">Click here to find out more.</a><br />
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Read more about Teatro Abierto here: <a href="http://www.argentinaindependent.com/top-story/thirty-years-after-teatro-abierto/">http://www.argentinaindependent.com/top-story/thirty-years-after-teatro-abierto/</a><br />
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Belfast-born Dan Gordon will next month make his long-awaited debut on the Lyric Theatre’s Danske Bank Stage in the new co-production with the Abbey Theatre of Sean O’Casey’s masterpiece <b>The Shadow of a Gunman</b>.<br />
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Best known for his portrayal of Red Hand Luke in the BBC Northern Ireland sitcom Give My Head<br />
Peace, Dan Gordon also starred in Marie Jones’ acclaimed play A Night in November in the old Lyric Theatre in 2002, and directed her sell-out play Mistletoe and Crime at the Lyric in December 2014.<br />
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Gordon plays the role of Adolphus Grigson, an Orangeman living in the same Dublin tenement slum<br />
as Donal Davoren - a romantic poet, mistakenly believed to be an IRA gunman in hiding by his<br />
neighbours. Sensing that this assumed identity is winning him the respect and love of those around<br />
him, Davoren does nothing to discourage the deception, but when the city is placed under curfew<br />
his fantasy starts to feel uncomfortably real. Funny, profound yet ultimately tragic, the play offers a<br />
window onto the horrors of conflict and the allure of appropriating an alter ego when the<br />
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This new production - the first Gunman at the Lyric for 10 years - is directed by Wayne Jordan and<br />
stars award-winning Mark O’Halloran (Adam and Paul, Calvary), Amy McAllister (Philomena, Ruby Strangelove Young Witch) and David Ganly (Shakespeare in Love, The Weir) in addition to Dan<br />
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Executive Producer Jimmy Fay said, <i>“Sean O’Casey is one of the most brilliant Irish writers of the last 100 years, and we’re really excited to be partnering The Abbey to bring this vibrant new production to Belfast and Dublin. I’m a big admirer of Wayne Jordan’s work, and I’m sure that audiences will be as delighted as I am with the fresh approach to the play that Wayne has taken. This is a fantastic play that manages to be genuinely funny without shirking away from the realities of war, and it feels as contemporary today as it did in 1923”.</i><br />
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Previews will be on May 3, 5 and 6, and the production will run until June 6.<br />
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Tickets are priced from £15 - £24.50, and can be booked by calling the Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 or online at <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/">www.lyrictheatre.co.uk</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-28930245683044375782015-03-25T15:16:00.001+00:002015-03-26T10:36:30.203+00:00The Pillowman - The Lyric Theatre, Belfast<br />
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Oscar-winning Martin McDonagh’s black comedy thriller <b>The Pillowman </b>opens at the Lyric Theatre tonight, in a new production from Decadent Theatre Company.<br />
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The play, which has won two Tony Awards, the Olivier Award for Best New Play, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play, has received widespread critical acclaim in London, New York and the Irish Republic, and has cemented McDonagh’s reputation as one of the leading playwrights and film writers of his generation.<br />
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Decadent’s production stars David McSavage (The Savage Eye) and Gary Lydon (War Horse, The Guard, Calvary) as two brutal policemen operating in a totalitarian state. When the short story writer Katurian K Katurian (Peter Campion – London Irish, 6Degrees, Lawless) is brought in for questioning he can’t understand what he could have done wrong, but he gradually realises that there may be a terrible connection between his stories and a series of bizarre and horrific murders.<br />
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The Lyric Theatre’s Executive Producer Jimmy Fay said, <i>“Martin McDonagh’s plays have always been hugely popular in Northern Ireland, and for many people The Pillowman is his finest work. We’re excited to host this incredible production and its all-star cast, and I’d urge anyone with an interest in award-winning theatre, gripping thrillers and the art of comic storytelling to see this show.”</i><br />
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The Pillowman will be performed on the Danske Bank stage from March 24 - April 19. Tickets cost<br />
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For more info and to book tickets <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/the-pillowman" target="_blank">click here</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-19000980104595964182015-02-23T20:49:00.000+00:002015-02-23T20:49:31.701+00:00Celebrations in Dublin and Belfast as the Lyric Theatre scoops four Irish Times Irish Theatre AwardsNorthern Irish theatre was celebrating last night as the <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lyric</a> took four of the available 12 judges’ awards at the annual Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in Dublin. <br />
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This was the Lyric’s biggest ever haul at the Awards, and followed the theatre’s unprecedented 12 nominations this year. It was also the best performance on the night from any theatre on the island of Ireland.<br />
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• Best Director – Selina Cartmell for Punk Rock, by Simon Stephens<br />
• Best Costume Design – Mike Britton for How Many Miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnston, adapted for stage by Alan Stanford<br />
• Best Set Design – Alyson Cummins for Pentecost, by Stewart Parker<br />
• Best Lighting Design – Ciaran Bagnall for Pentecost, by Stewart Parker<br />
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Executive Producer Jimmy Fay said, <i>“I’m absolutely delighted that the Lyric has </i><i>been recognised with these four awards. The fact that the awards are for three </i><i>different productions and cover costumes, set and lighting design as well as </i><i>directing, shows how vibrant and exciting Northern Irish theatre is right now”. </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-80601487746877271902015-01-30T16:18:00.000+00:002015-01-30T16:18:19.282+00:00New comedy God of Carnage premieres at the MAC<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This grown-up comedy centres on the story of two sets of parents who meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children in a very civilised manner. What happens next is open to opinion – a calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime?</span><br />
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and are kicking off another fantastic season of music with a
performance by <b>Duke Special</b>,
supported by Derry/Londonderry-born singer, <b>Soak,</b> on <b>Saturday 7 February</b>
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the beautiful single 'Blud’ and toured
with the likes of George Ezra and Tegan & Sara. In the same summer that
most of her friends got their A-Level results, SOAK signed an album deal with
Rough Trade Records and aired the beautiful song, 'B a noBody'. Her forthcoming album will cement Bridie
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those
who know </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Duke Special</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for the
platinum album, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Songs from the Deep
Forest</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and the hit song </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freewheel</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
may be surprised by the breadth of his work. His journey so far has seen him
taking on projects as diverse as writing the theme tune for the Irish Sesame
Street</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to writing the music for and
appearing in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children at London’s
National Theatre; from presenting a documentary on the life and times of 1950’s
megastar Ruby Murray</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to being
commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to write a series of
original songs for an exhibition; from performing with orchestras such as the</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ulster and</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RTE Concert orchestras, to making the first recording of an
unfinished musical by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Huckleberry Finn. </span></div>
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to work with Pledge Music<b> </b>to help
fund and promote his new album. Audiences can look forward to hearing some of
the new material for the first time during his current tour performances, as
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Duke will be
supported by <b>SOAK</b>, an experimental
young folk singer-songwriter from <st1:place w:st="on">Derry</st1:place>. <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">SOAK has won widespread
praise, and comparisons ranging from Laura Marling to Cat Power, for her
textured tales of adolescence, family and friendship. Still just 18 years old, SOAK
(aka Bridie Monds-Watson) has been performing in her home of Derry since the
age of 14, where she’d split her time between studying, the local skate-park,
and her burgeoning songwriting, touring in the school holidays, and launching
Derry’s City of Culture hours before a GCSE exam. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.niopera.com/productions/salome.php" target="_blank">Northern Ireland Opera</a> returns to the <a href="http://www.goh.co.uk/" target="_blank">Grand Opera House</a> with a new production of Richard Strauss’ notorious opera Salome.<br />
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Based on the play by Oscar Wilde, the opera stars Belfast-born Giselle Allen as the Princess who dances for Herod in return for the most shocking of rewards – the head of John the Baptist. The potent combination of this famous biblical story, the eroticism of Salome’s famous Dance of the Seven Veils, and the bloodthirsty denouement initially caused the opera to be banned, but with its high drama and gloriously romantic score it is now a well-established part of the operatic repertoire.<br />
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Oliver Mears’ new production of Salome is designed by Annemarie Woods, with Nicholas Chalmers conducting the Ulster Orchestra. A superb Irish and international cast is led by Giselle Allen, Michael Colvin and Robert Hayward and promises to be one of the most talked-about operas in Northern Ireland for many years.<br />
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Read my previous reviews of NI Opera productions:<br />
Noye's Fludde - <a href="http://classygenes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/noyes-fludde-by-ni-opera-at-belfast-zoo.html" target="_blank">Click here</a><br />
Macbeth - <a href="http://classygenes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/verdis-macbeth-by-ni-opera.html" target="_blank">Click here</a><br />
The Flying Dutchman - <a href="http://classygenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/ni-operas-flying-dutchman_20.html" target="_blank">Click here</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-60342050882128605962014-12-16T22:18:00.000+00:002014-12-16T22:18:47.515+00:00My Arts Journey #13pForTheArtsWhen I was a young single mum living in a small house, struggling to hold down a job and make ends meet, the Arts believed in me and gave me a chance. A job, a life, non-judgmental colleagues and a new view on what NI is about. Now I believe in myself, my ability, that my opinion is valid, that I am valued, important, creative and trustworthy. Is this worth 13p? <br />
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Starting out as a shy person with no confidence in my ability, I have managed an Arts Centre, worked on nine Festivals in various guises, managed three theatre companies, produced 2 theatre shows, rehearsed readings and a musical. I am a Chairperson of a company, Director of a charity, have a Full Time job and 2 Part Time jobs. The belief the Arts had in me made me able to do this. Is this worth 13p?<br />
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My kids are open minded, confident, integrated and able to hold their own in adult conversations. They are liberal without being judgmental of traditional viewpoints. They are understanding, balanced and will defend those who are deemed different, weak, alone or difficult. They do not see colour, gender, ability, sex or difference. They see people. If they had grown up without the impact of the Arts on their characters, they would not be like this. Is this worth 13p?<br />
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Suffering from Post Natal depression and suicidal, I saw a show which made me rethink my journey, my past, my importance, my reasons to live. I did not take an overdose. Is this worth 13p?<br />
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The Arts is not just about jobs, events, tourism, entertainment and education. It's about what makes us people - our well-being, creativity and ability to innovate; our mental health, opinions and ability to understand others; our enthusiasm, our want to learn and our sense of pride. Please don't be short sighted. <br />
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Sign the petition here to support the #13pForTheArts campaign. <br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/northern-ireland-executive-no-more-cuts-to-the-arts">https://www.change.org/p/northern-ireland-executive-no-more-cuts-to-the-arts</a> </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2015. Tickets are £12.50 for children and £18 for adults or buy a Family Ticket for</span><br />
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After the success of <b>Romeo and Juliet</b> in 2013, c21 brings Shakespeare’s clever comedy to the stage in the autumn.<br />
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This new adaptation, directed by Arthur Webb, and specially edited for schools and lovers of the Bard’s language, captures all the essence of love, intrigue and humour and is performed by a cast of six talented actors: Adrian Cooke, Ruth Jennings, Richard Priestly, Thomas Martin, Megan Armitage and Gerard McCabe<br />
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The play contains some strong, courtly, confused lovers, a band of good- hearted thespian workmen and some vengeful punk fairies but with the help of some love juice, an ass’s head, a wall and a lion, the domestic squabbles in the forest of Athens, are magically resolved and the play ends with celebration and marriage.<br />
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Don’t miss c21’s new and exciting ‘Dream’ production.<br />
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Touring to:<br />
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Braid Arts Centre on Monday 13th October - To book tickets <a href="http://www.thebraid.com/whats-on-specific.aspx?s=Arts%20Centre&dataid=1110813" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
Antrim Grammar School on Tuesday 14th October<br />
Riverside Theatre on Wednesday 15th October - To book tickets <a href="http://www.riversidetheatre.org.uk/events.asp" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
Down Arts Centre on Friday 17th October - To book tickets <a href="http://www.downartscentre.com/calendar/default.asp?itemId=18" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
Methodist College on Tuesday 21st October<br />
Baby Grand from Wednesday 22nd - Saturday 25th October - To book tickets <a href="http://www.goh.co.uk/a-midsummer-nights-dream" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">Fresh from gigs at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank and the Liverpool Music Festival, <a href="http://www.tomdoughty.com/" target="_blank"><b>Tom Doughty</b></a> is performing a one off gig in Belfast to raise money for Arts Care, before playing the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">How do you pigeonhole someone who has played, studied and shared stages with US blues guitar master <b>Woody Mann</b>; Australian classical guitar maestro <b>Craig Ogden</b>; Indian slide guitar genius <b>Debashish Bhattacharya</b>; and UK pedal steel King <b>BJ Cole</b>?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">A performance by Tom Doughty seamlessly blends all these influences with his own improvisational style to create a unique experience for the listener. A 1920s blues classic might be followed by a new take on a Marvin Gaye number; a hauntingly evocative original instrumental gives way to Cole Porter, the Beatles, or Randy Newman. An instantly recognisable slide guitar style, passionate vocals and a relaxed, wryly humorous line in stage patter take the audience on a unique musical journey, echoing the diversity of the family record collection that made such an impression on the young Doughty.</span></span><br />
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A self taught guitarist from the age of seven, Tom Doughty had literally to reinvent a way to play guitar after a serious injury in 1974 left him with limited use of his hands. Frustrated at hearing music in his mind which he could not physically produce on his instrument, Tom’s tenacity and creativity helped him discover a route back to being a musician. His sensitivity of touch allows him to pull every ounce of emotion from the instrument, as if he has somehow become one with the guitar.<br />
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<b><i>“Tom Doughty is possessed of a deep musical soul”</i></b> – Bob Brozman</div>
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With numerous radio and TV appearances and four critically acclaimed CDs to his name, Tom’s reputation as a musician, singer, songwriter, teacher, writer and workshop leader is international. He performs regularly in the UK and Europe at clubs, concert halls and festivals, and has toured the USA and Canada and the middle East.<br />
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<b><i>“Possesses a level of communication with his audience that is by no means limited to his guitar playing... it feels like a large collection of friends have called round to Tom’s place for a chat and some songs” </i></b>– Review, Acoustic magazine</div>
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So forget preconceptions and put labels and marketing hype aside; Tom Doughty plays and sings real, organic music that comes from the soul.<br />
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30th October at 8pm, Black Box Belfast<br />
Tickets for the event can be purchased online by clicking <a href="http://www.blackboxbelfast.com/ai1ec_event/tom-doughty-2/?instance_id=49879" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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All proceeds to <a href="http://www.artscare.co.uk/" target="_blank">Arts Care</a>. Please consider making a small contribution to this worthwhile charity.<br />
To make a donation and for more information, please see:<br />
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The starting point for Graham Gingles WW1 commemorative project was the simple act of the MAC gifting a decorative brass box to the artist, the same brass box sent by Princess Mary to members of the British, Colonial and Indian Armed Forces at Christmas in 1914.<br />
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Graham has dramatically scaled up his intimate and enigmatic wall-hanging sculptures, usually enclosed in meticulously crafted wood and glass boxes, in order to occupy the entirety of the Sunken Gallery at the MAC, where the walls of the gallery become the form of enclosure. The work deals with themes of memory and loss and is both theatrical and sculptural, presenting the viewer with a totally immersive experience. Dark and compelling, this piece invites the viewer to come close and examine the intricacies of the various compartments and corridors within this room.<br />
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The title of the work is taken from the War Diaries of Robert McGookin from Larne, Northern Ireland who spoke of the men’s wish whilst under shell fire to become like insects like a worm burrowing into the trenches.<br />
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For more information on this commission, and other related projects in the UK, please see <a href="http://www.1418now.org.uk/" target="_blank">14-18 NOW</a>.<br />
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The exhibition runs at the <a href="https://themaclive.com/shows/GrahamGingles" target="_blank">MAC Belfast</a> until 17 August 2014<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love treasure hunts? Like surprises? </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re leaving lots of artworks around Belfast City Centre and other areas for you to find. Follow our clues on social media and see if you can spot a prize. Don’t forget to let us know that you’ve found it via Facebook or Twitter. Be creative with your thank you for a chance to win a bigger prize.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We will also be leaving a piano for you to play at various locations including Culture Night, so bring your best music, your fancy fingers and your toe tapping rhythms. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why? Because we believe in the power of art and we want to embrace you with music and give back some love.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Follow #BelFest for clues</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are sending out 200,000 postcards to advertise the Free Festival Friday campaign. In addition we will need labels, transfers and a design to brand the piano.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Can you come up with an artistic design to encourage people to engage with the project? We’re thinking fun, quirky, energetic, musical and embracing.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We want everyone to get involved in the art treasure hunt - adults, kids, young people, parents and older people. Can you create a design that will encourage all of them to take part? </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We want the piano to be engaging – can you make your design so enticing that members of the public will be compelled to sit down and play?</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Your design will also be applied to the overall branding online and on social media channels.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can supply your artwork in any visual medium preferably A3 size. Our designers will work with the winning artist reproduce the image as best they can for different formats. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Brief Terms and Conditions</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To enter the competition, your design must meet the following brief criteria - </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The design must be family friendly e.g. no nudity, swearing or adult themes.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The design must be submitted in an appropriate format.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Prize will be £1000. The winning design will be used as part of the Free Festival Friday campaign across the print, online and social media channels.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Artist must be available to take part in a photo call on Friday 5th September and to accept their prize.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Any submissions made by artists for the Free Festival Friday Prize, must be open to their work being accessible and promoted as part of the #FFF14 campaign and for Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s in the future, and utilised for social media and further promotions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.belfastfestival.com/News/FestivalNews/Newsitems/#d.en.454475" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-42162382260500520922014-07-04T22:34:00.000+01:002014-07-04T22:34:40.174+01:00Culture Babies launched<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.youngatart.co.uk/" target="_blank">Young at Art</a> is have announced the launch of CULTURE BABIES, a new creative playgroup for under 4's this Summer.<br />
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Based in <a href="http://www.castlecourt-uk.com/" target="_blank">CastleCourt</a> shopping centre this event is FREE for parents of children and groups from 0-4 years to attend. It will be jam-packed with fun activities changing every week, and led by experienced artists to specially cater to very young children.<br />
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Sessions include; baby yoga, dance, drama, messy play, music and much, much more. The range of interactive and creative experiences of Culture Babies supports young children’s creative expression, enabling them to try new things, and giving them the freedom to get as messy and as creative as they want, in a safe, fun and welcoming environment.<br />
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The activities behind Culture Babies will help to build very young children’s self-confidence, interpersonal and technical skills as well as offering and a wonderful way to bond with your child.<br />
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The group are planning to meet every Thursday morning between 10am - 12 noon from 10th July until provisionally September.<br />
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10th July: Make Your Own Fort<br />
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17th July: Make an Aquarium<br />
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24th July: Playing with Plasticine<br />
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31st July: Baby Yoga<br />
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7th August: Make Your Own Musical Instrument<br />
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14th August: Messy Painting<br />
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21st August: Wall Collage<br />
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28th August: Baby Dance Session<br />
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11th September: Baby Drama Session<br />
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This is a FREE, drop-in group with no booking necessary.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-89832918260262318332014-05-07T14:49:00.001+01:002014-05-07T14:49:56.026+01:00Giro d'Italia Fever from East Belfast <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The company behind '<i>The Boat Factory</i>' and '<i>Not About Heroes</i>', Happenstance Theatre Company have brought us another fine piece of drama especially for the Giro d'Italia, Pink Lycra starring Michael Condron.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-29675783013428746292014-05-03T17:11:00.002+01:002014-05-03T17:20:25.486+01:00How Many Miles to Babylon? at the Lyric Theatre: REVIEW*Being married to a technician may have affected my opinion when writing this review.<br />
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When the Director <i>Philip Wilson </i>came out on stage before the show to say that the mechanics were playing up, my heart sank. Pointing out possible issues and highlighting the technical hitches unfairly distracts the audience away from the story. From the onset all I could concentrate on was watching the Revolve, counting the number of times the Stage Manager had to push it manually, and feel sorry for the actors. At times they were out of the light, distracted by the set and having to insert pauses while waiting for the Revolve to put them in the correct place.<br />
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While technical problems happen, and reliance on equipment is certainly a difficulty in theatre production, I felt that it was all a little selfish on the part of the Creative Team. The Revolve of the stage, even if it had worked seamlessly, added nothing to the overall atmosphere of the production and seemed to me to be an unfair burden to have placed on both the actors and crew.<br />
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Despite being distracted however,<i><b> How Many Miles to Babylon?</b></i> is a wise tale, one of friendship, bravery and strength of character. Alec Moore (<i>Anthony Delaney)</i>, a boy of the Big House in Wicklow is brought up by parents who have lots of money and not much love. The first half of the play concentrates on the home life of Alec, his overbearing mother played by a convincing <i>Catherine Cusack</i> and indifferent father (<i>Michael James Ford</i>). The lighting is cold and ghostly, accenting the formality of Alec's life in the Big House. <br />
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His illicit forays out to meet his only friend, the village boy Jerry Crowe, played by the ever watchable <i>Ryan McParland</i>, are filled with simplicity and laughter. They have in common their love of horses and the swans of the Big House. Their differences are noted; Jerry does not ride like a gentleman, he hasn't read the classics, he has difficulty with his homework. But none of these matter. Jerry is warm and funny, and despite not knowing the 'proper' way to do things, he is surrounded by a loving family and friends, and a knowledge of politics and current affairs. <br />
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Alec is pushed to enlist by his mother because it is his duty. When he says he doesn't want to and doesn't understand what the war is about she calls him a coward. Jerry enlists in order to get some cash, another pay-check will make his family life much easier. It is when the boys decide to enlist that their differences are acknowledged. Jerry knows that Alec will become an Officer and will be expected to lead men like Jerry.<br />
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The second half of the play takes place in the trenches. While the use of the Revolve makes more sense in this half, it still does not add enough to the play to merit reliance on it. I was disappointed by the set which looked cheap and thought that smoke and lighting could have been used to much better effect. The fact that the boys were at the Front, while obvious in the script, was not mirrored by the atmosphere created.<br />
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We see Alec struggle with his Officer rank and with his inability to publicly continue his friendship with Jerry. Whether talking to Major Glendinning or fellow Officer Bennett, Jerry is always at the forefront of his mind. Their meetings are punctuated with laughter and whiskey, horse riding and genuine affection for each other.<br />
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The differences in their upbringing are clear from the letters each of them receive from home and their reactions to them. While Jerry sets off on a labour of love for his mother, Alec sets off on a labour of love for Jerry and as the story plays out, we are reminded that this is not a complex story of war, but a simple one of courage and friendship. <br />
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<i><b>How Many Miles to Babylon?</b></i> at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast runs until 24 May. For more information and tickets <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/how-many-miles-to-babylon" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
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This May Banbridge District Council has invited The Playhouse <i><b>Theatre of Witness</b> </i>to deliver a screening of its work in Banbridge and invites audiences to bear witness to a powerful humanizing documentary about its work.<br />
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The Council's Good Relations Programme will offer a free screening of <b>THE FAR SIDE OF REVENGE</b>, a documentary that explores artistic director Teya Sepinuck’s engagement among a group of Northern Irish women from extraordinary backgrounds and histories. The film will be screened at The Old Town Hall, Banbridge on <b>Tuesday May 6 at 7.30pm</b> followed by a facilitated discussion with cast members.<br />
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Theatre of Witness is a form of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalised, forgotten or are invisible in society. Their true, life stories, performed by the people themselves, are shared onstage so that audiences can collectively bear witness to issues of suffering, redemption and social justice.<br />
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The film, by local filmmaker Margo Harkin, brings insight into a process of creation of this ground-breaking type of theatre, where the pain of individual stories are counterbalanced by the joyful bond that deepens between the women over a nine-month period.<br />
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Kathleen, whose husband and 5 British soldiers were blown up by the IRA in 1990, now performs on stage with Anne, a former quartermaster in the IRA whose uncle was killed by the British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday in 1972. Under Teya’s guidance six cast members allow themselves to reveal the deep emotions that can only now be explored in post-conflict Northern Ireland.<br />
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<i>“Under Teya’s direction this project is an adventure in human relations that surprises even the performers of this most unusual form of public expression” </i>Dolores Donnelly, Banbridge District Council's Good Relations Officer said.<br />
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<i>“These are women from backgrounds and histories so diverse that it would be difficult to envision them sharing a space, let alone creating a public, cultural event together thus resulting in a very powerful and emotional piece of work”.</i><br />
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The film has already been screened in Belfast, Dublin, the Chicago Film Festival and received the Light In Motion Best Documentary Award at the 2012 Foyle Film Festival.<br />
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For more information or to reserve your seat please contact Marion Mitchell on (028) 4066 0605 or email <a href="mailto:marion.mitchell@banbridge.gov.uk" target="_blank">marion.mitchell@banbridge.gov.uk</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreenShootTheatre" target="_blank">Green Shoot</a> promise an exhilarating night at the theatre with the production consisting of three hard hitting short plays written by Dawn Purvis, Brenda Murphy and Jo Egan.<br />
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Writing for the theatre for the first time, in her play <i><b>Picking Up Worms</b></i>, former Progressive Unionist Party leader <b>Dawn Purvis</b> tells a story from the 1970s about a child’s reflection of events on a street in Belfast during the Ulster Worker’s Strike in 1974.<br />
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Ballymurphy playwright and writer of the award-winning <i>A Night With George</i>, <b>Brenda Murphy</b>, tells the extraordinary true story of her mother having 11 children, six to a married man who lived around the corner with his own family. In <b><i>Two Sore Legs</i></b> the former Republican prisoner uses her trademark Belfast humour to tell this very personal story, told from her mother’s perspective.<br />
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After last year's success as the writer/ director of Crimea Square, voted winner of the Audience Awards at the <a href="http://www.belfastfestival.com/" target="_blank">Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's</a>, <b>Jo Egan’</b>s play <b style="font-style: italic;">Sweeties </b>will<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>tell the stunning story of two sisters with conflicting memories about a life-changing incident from their childhood. <i>Sweeties</i> is based on Jo’s original oral research with Belfast women.<br />
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The company are especially thrilled to have acquired the services of Coronation Street actress and director, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449969/" target="_blank">Noreen Kershaw</a>. Noreen won a BAFTA for directing the controversial Coronation Street storyline about the rape of Carla Connor. She has also directed episodes of Shameless and Emmerdale.</div>
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The all female cast includes Kerri Quinn, Maria Connolly, Rosie McClelland and Kat Regan.<br />
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For more information and to book tickets please <a href="http://www.goh.co.uk/flesh-and-blood-women" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/classygenes" target="_blank">@classygenes</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-89747759426302726062014-04-18T19:10:00.000+01:002014-04-18T20:24:22.497+01:00Coming Up: How Many Miles to Babylon? at the Lyric Belfast The First World War Centenary is commemorated in dramatic fashion at the <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lyric Theatre </a>with a stirring adaptation of Jennifer Johnston’s novel <i>How Many Miles to Babylon?</i> this Spring.<br />
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Rehearsals are well underway with an impressive line-up of Irish and English actors bringing the Londonderry author’s “brilliant masterpiece” to the stage for the first time in Northern Ireland.<br />
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<i>How Many Miles to Babylon?</i> tells the heart-rending story of two young Irish boys from very different backgrounds who end up fighting in Flanders. Alec and Jerry are divided by class but united in friendship. One is the only child of Anglo-Irish landowners; the other is from a large family of Irish workers. Brought together by a shared love of horses, the pair enjoy an idyllic childhood on the same estate in County Wicklow.<br />
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As war breaks out at the end of 1914, both enlist in the army - and find themselves standing together, yet divided once more by rank. In the fields of Flanders, they must not only endure the horrors of the battlefield, but also face an ordeal that will test their friendship and their loyalty to breaking point. The dramatic tale has been adapted by Irish actor and current Artistic Director of the PICT theatre in Pittsburgh, Alan Stanford.<br />
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Philip Wilson directs an impressive cast with Good Vibrations star Ryan McParland taking on the role of the charismatic Jerry and Anthony Delaney (Liola, The Kingdom) as Alec. Lyric audiences may also remember Ryan from Tim Loane’s The Civilisation Game in 2012 as well as the BBC series, 6 Degrees set in Belfast.<br />
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Catherine Cusack, part of the Irish acting dynasty of Cusacks, plays the cold mother, Alicia Moore opposite Michael James Ford (Becoming Jane; Michael Collins) as her husband. The rest of the cast are Richard Teverson (Brideshead Revisited; Downton Abbey) as Major Glendinning, Jeremy Lloyd (The Iron Lady) as Bennett and Charlie De Bromhead (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People).<br />
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<i>“I came across Jennifer Johnston’s novel some years back, when I was researching another First World War story, and her delicate yet heartbreaking account of how young Irish men faced the unimaginable in the trenches has stayed with me ever since,” </i>said the director, Philip Wilson.<br />
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<i>How Many Miles to Babylon?</i> runs on the Danske Bank Stage, Lyric Theatre from Wed 30 April to Sat 24 May (Previews Sun 27 April 2.30pm; Tues 29 April 1pm & 7.45pm)<br />
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For more information and booking, please <a href="http://www.lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/specific/on-stage/how-many-miles-to-babylon" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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Image credits: Brian MorrisonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167462230628787713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238778367261732531.post-201220371182151402014-03-07T23:19:00.000+00:002014-03-07T23:19:04.573+00:00Guest Review: Nivelli's War by Cahoots NI at the MAC Belfast<b>By Dylan O'Rawe, aged 10</b><br />
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Tonight my mum and I went to see Nivelli's War. It was the story of how a little boy called Ernst was evacuated to his aunt's house in the country when his city was bombed in World War 2. He loved his mum very much and did not want to leave her, but it was too dangerous for him to stay and so he had to go so he would be safe.<br />
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I thought the story was really nice and I thought it was happy and sad. I loved the magic tricks and the smoke which made it really spooky sometimes. The music was cool and sometimes made me feel like something bad was going to happen.</div>
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My mum knows some people in the show and I knew Michael and Kerri because I've met them before with my mum. All the actors were great but I thought that the great Nivelli was the best because he was really old and remembering back a long time and that was hard to act. I loved Michael's smoke too and wanted there to be more, but I'm glad I wasn't sitting at the front.<br />
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I think all children should go to see the show because stories about the war are important for children to know about and history is really interesting. If you like magic then you will love the trick at the end but my mum said not to write it here or I would spoil the surprise!<br />
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