a celebration of Irish and Scottish culture – a mixture of traditional Irish stories and Scots songs and ballads. Continue reading
Filed under Theatre Notice …
1916 Commemorative Concert presented by the CVIA.
Poetry and songs in the Irish language will be a feature of this event. Continue reading
Belfast International Arts Festival
Event: Belfast International Arts Festival Where: Belfast – various venues When: 11th October to 29th October Cost: see: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/Festival Box Office on 028 9089 2707 or drop into Festival Box Office at the MAC. Further information: Belfast International Arts Festival; Brochure;
Another chance to see new play on Casement
His trial was fraught with difficulty and sabotaged in various ways. Continue reading
Convicted on a Comma: The Trial of Roger Casement
A man who strode the world stage as a courageous reforming anti-colonialist. Continue reading
‘Convicted on a Comma’, explained perfectly
Haunted by the scale of barbaric atrocities unleashed by imperialist colonisation in the Congo and later in the Putumayo, Colombia, Casement aligned with the Irish ‘freedom fighters’ who believed the Irish could achieve freedom from the scourge of British colonialism. Continue reading
Barry Versus Kelly
I will see you where I go Continue reading
Excess of Love? The case of Roger Casement
Brian Gillespie talks about his new play, Convicted on a Comma: the Trial of Roger Casement And what if excess of love Bewildered them till they died? So said William Butler Yeats of the leaders of the 1916 Easter rebellion. It is particularly true of Roger Casement. In 1911 Roger Casement knelt before King George V, knighted … Continue reading
Kelly vs Barry
Nature of Event: Barry versus Kelly is a dramatic narrative about the trial and execution the famous Irish/Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, and his haunting of Judge Barry, the judge who sentenced him, with the words – ‘I will see you where I go.’ Set inside the freezing walls of the Melbourne goal, the play and music … Continue reading
Staking Sovereignty as an Artist
The production took a sensual, carnival-like approach, with music and costumes pulled from many different eras, the actors quickly swapping roles and scenes as Stephen observes and reacts. Continue reading
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