Drama lovers in for a treat at Electric Picnic as thespians to take centre stage in Stradbally with special performances
STAGE and screen lovers are in for a treat at Electric Picnic this weekend as a stellar line-up of thespians make their way to Stradbally this weekend.
From hard-hitting drama to Hollywood showtunes, ‘The Theatre’ will be an area for the drama kings and queens.
With exhilarating and dynamic choreography by internationally choreographer, Filipe Portugal, Ballet Ireland presents All that remains.
Premiering at the company’s production of Bold Moves in 2023, All that remains is a reflection on the present moment.
Set to music by Ezio Bosso, the work is set to wow audiences with its incredible athleticism, dazzling precision and artistic elegance.
The Irish National Opera will also perform Opera At The Movies.
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Hosted by star soprano Claudia Boyle, expect to hear your favourite arias, duets, silver screen serenades and iconic cinematic scores that featured in films like Pretty Woman, Schindler’s List, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather and many more.
The scores will be performed by tenor Sean Tester, baritone Sean Boylan and violinist Sarah Sew, accompanied by Mairead Hurley on piano.
The Theatre will also feature a performance of the Examination, performed by Brokentalkers.
The award-winning production by explores mental health and human rights in the prison system, performed by Gary Keegan and stand-up comedian and former prisoner Willie White.
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With a distinctive blend of biography, socio-political discourse and breath-taking theatricality, The Examination draws on historical research and testimony from current and former prisoners.
With powerful imagery and a visceral sound scape, it is an uncompromising and revelatory interrogation of an aspect of society too often ignored.
The production is the outcome of a 12-month research period, that saw Brokentalkers’ directors Gary Keegan and Feidlim Cannon old theatre workshops and interviews with life sentence prisoners and former prisoners in various settings including Mountjoy Prison and PACE Training and Education Services.
They have also drawn on wider historical analysis undertaken by Associate Professor Catherine Cox (UCD) and Professor Hilary Marland.