Tag: judy murphy
Standoff over chair led to Sonya’s latest play
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
A chance encounter with a snooty curator at the Irish Embassy in Paris was the spark that ignited Furniture, Sonya...
Woman’s desire at the heart of ‘Baoite’
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
“A good woman making difficult decisions,” is how Carraroe actress Siobhán O’Kelly describes Cáit, the character she plays in Baoite...
‘Shelter’ offers a fresh take on thorny issue
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
An often-quoted piece of advice given to would-be authors is ‘write about what you know’. Playwright Cristín Kehoe doesn’t agree...
Legendary Don McLean for two Galway shows
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean will be in Leisureland on Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9, as part of a...
Blue Teapot still breaking the mould in theatre world
Lifeystle - Award-winning Galway group with a track history of top-class work and challenging notions about intellectual disability now tackle Brian Friel’s Dancing at...
Memorable debut from slow-burner Aoibheann
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
“Children fascinate me with their take on things. Before my daughter was born, I believed we were products of nurture;...