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Gahvay

Advertiser,

14th April,

1983

In an understair snug deep in the theatrical quarter of the city 1 encountered one John P. Kelly down from Dublin to direct Taibhdhearc's forthcoming Irish production of Brian Friel's Aristocrats, 'Uaisle', and had he a lot to say! J o h n works as a full time radio producer with R.T.E. with responsibility for seven p r o g r a m m e s a week including Airs and Races, Overseas Requests and Weekend. As an amateur director he produced 35 full length plays and then won a scholarship to the Abbey (for which he never even applied!) enabling him to give u p his day j o b as a teacher and train as director. He has been involved in numerous productions for stage a n d radio as director and producer as well as teaching drama and adjudicating at d r a m a festivals. This is his second time working for the Taibhdhearc, which he thinks is a splendid little theatre; he directed 'The Prisoner of 2nd Street* which was a great artistic success but didn't attract the audiences it ought. This can be very soul destroying for a professional who has put a lot of work into a show and John believes that it is not enough just to present a good show, a theatre must work at attracting audiences. He believes 'Aristocrats' is a b e t t e r play even t h a n ' T r a n s l a t i o n s ' which attracted so much attention and that the Taibhdhearc production will be a show well worth seeing. John also feels that the Taibhdhearc should be open all the time but for a month's holidays and that this plus a consistently high standard of work will ensure a steady strong audience. He believes that there is room in a city the size of Galway for both the Taibhdhearc and Druid, a company which he says is the best thing to have happened to the country in years. And John believes of theatre generally that it must pay its way in as far as possible. " A show must be worth seeing and there is no excuse for boring a paying customer; people should get up and leave if they are not satisfied with a production". Talking to John would make you very eager to see 'Uaisle' and see how he applies his rigorous standards. Even if most of your Irish is long forgotten but you have the basics, you'll follow the plot and enjoy it, he says. Uaisle opens at the Taibhdhearc Monday April 25.

Why City Needs Proper Arts Centre
G a l w a y is sadly lacking The Galway Arts G r o u p , founded t h r e e ^^ this regard. L i m e r i c k , years ago to p r o m o t e Sligo, W a t e r f o r d , C o r k artistic endeavours in t h e and others all have s u c h City, feel t h a t especially C e n t r e s . Artistic p u r s u i t s in these economic t i m e s , are not t h e sole preserve w h e n m a n y young people of s o m e elitist g r o u p b u t are looking for jobs, are t h e natural goals t h a t restless energy could b e all people are capable of channelled creatively into reaching a n d are striving towards whether consArts. T h i s was stated by t h e ciously or not. T h e r e are of c o u r s e , group's acting chairmany artists already p e r s o n , R. P . O ' G o r m a n , d u r i n g t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t living i n G a l w a y w h o m of t h e City's 6th Arts t h e g r o u p feels w o u l d Festival at A r u s Failte o n gladly h o l d w o r k s h o p s . T h e s e artists also n e e d Monday. for exhibitions. I t was p o i n t e d o u t t h a t areas t h e C e n t r e at N u n s I s l a n d D r u i d T h e a t r e n o w o n e of is only a t e m p o r a r y o n e I r e l a n d ' s m o s t prestigious a n d is u n s u i t a b l e for a C o m p a n i e s , are d e s p e r great m a n y activities t h a t ately i n n e e d of a bigger n e e d to be exploited a n d t h e a t r e or t h e y will not b e offered t o t h e p u b l i c . I t is able t o c o n t i n u e . The Arts Group the Arts Group's b e h e v e all interests, t h o s e committed intention to seek a p r o p e r City C e n t r e of t h e C o m m u n i t y as well for t h e A r t s , financed b y as t h o s e artists seeking a n the various interested outlet, w o u l d b e profitauthorities s u c h as Local ably s e r v e d if t h e C i t y h a d G o v e r n m e n t , andTourism an A r t s C e n t r e . T h e Arts G r o u p intend interests.

BAND ON RADIO
St. Patrick's Band (Banna Cheoil P^draig), Forster St., Galway, are featured o n Radio na G a e l t a c h t a o n Friday, April 1 5 , 1 9 8 3 at 12.30 p.m. The programme is presented by M&irtin Davy O Coisdealbha who interviews m e m b e r s and plays a variety of music recorded by the Band.

iUnder_^the Arch
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be self assembly. The girls intend to lay out their show rooms like rooms of a house to give customers an idea of how the furniture will look in their homes and of size which can be so confusing in a warehouse. Wudstoc will also have a range of lighting, pottery, crafts, enamelware and cottons for curtaining. M a r y and O r n a a r e compiling a booklet on home decoration and will have a reference collection of books and magazines to help people make their choices. Wudstoc will be opening at the end of April.

Wudstoc!
It is refreshing to see new ideas in furnishing coming to Galway. Often you don't realize what's available until you've been away and seen how others do it, and with p e o p l e going out l e s s , creating the mood in your own home is becoming more important. Living in France for six years gave Mary Gannon her inspiration for Wudstoc, her new furniture outlet soon to open on the Tuam Road. Upon her return to Ireland, she was surprised at the limited range of furniture available and its unsuitability to the type of houses being built; "there seemed to be little available but reproduction designs", she commented, "especially in the west". Mary looked around to see what Irish manufacturers were making the type of furniture she envisaged, simple Scandanavian design, reasonably priced, mainly in pine, but couldn't find any. So to begin with Mary will be importing her stocks through the French company. Fly, but in time, once she has establisheid a market for this type of furniture she hopes to encourage an Irish manufacturer to make it for her. Orna Galvin who has s t u d i e d C o m m e r c e and recently completed a Marketing course with AnCO has joined Mary in this exciting new venture and they are both full of ideas for the young company. Their stock will include suites, tables, chairs, beds, bathroom furniture and bookshelves, all of strong, sturdy, Scandanivan design, much of which will

to m a k e t h e Q u i n t e n n i a l Year of 1984 t h e year w h e r e work begins o n t h e Arts C e n t r e . A n A r t s C e n t r e would be t h e most fitting m e m o r i a l to t h e City's glorious history that could b e wished. I t w o u l d reflect well o n t h e Corporation if t h e y provided the stepping stone t o t h e City's highest e n d e a v o u r s a n d t h e Arts w o u l d b e carried o n into t h e C e n t u r i e s to c o m e .

Programme for Arts Festival April 22 - May 1
VISUAL ARTS
Prinzip Collage, Prinzip Collage, or Collage Principle, is an exhibition from Germany of over fifty works by major artists working in collage over the past fifty years. Barriers: Exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sibeal Foyle. Batiks from I n d o n e s i a : Exhibition of native Batiks from J a v a a n d Bali. Installations: 5 Installations by artists from various parts of the country. "Making S e n s e " : This major exhibition comprising 40 works spanning the last fifteen years, by ten artists living a n d w o r k i n g in Ireland. Children's Exhibition: A fairy tale constructed by a group of children aged between six and twelve. Art Students' Show: Sixty works c o n s i s t i n g of p a i n t i n g s , drawings and prints by students of fine art at Galway Regional Technological College. Lecture: Mr. Fred Bazler, M.F.A. an art history lecturer will lecture on collage at the Arts Centre. All exhibitions open between 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. be playing two concerts for the Arts Festival in the Cellar Bar, Friday 22 and a luncthime at the Arts Centre Saturday 23. Auto de Fe: Auto de Fe will be playing at the Castle in Salthill on Saturday 30 April. Jazz Festival: A one day jazz festival at the Castle on S u n d a y M a y l . Flying Pickets: Leisureland Thursday 28th.

Dance to the Music
Always eager to involve young people in its various activities. Dance for the west association would like to hear from pupils and teachers interested in inviting visiting dancers to perform or give workshops in their schools. India Music India Dance, an Indian Dance group of six musicians and dancers, who give a performance incorporating dance, music and ritual of the East will be visiting Galway during the Arts festival at the end of April. An African dance group. Flora the Faine and her musicians will tour the west from May 16 to 20 giving performances and workshops expressing the lives of African peoples through dance. What an interesting way to capture the flavourof faraway places and take a break from exam pressure.

South Pacific 'A Sheer Delight'
During my years in the States I particular roles, pretty Gail must have seen and heard about Curry as the petite Liat -- 12 various stage productions of Eamonn Shevlin as the robust "South Pacific", as a matter of Captain, Joe McDonagh was a fact I once played Luther Billis surprise, handsome with a soft in an army camp production in toned voice of quality -- John 1949, of Course Patrick Heaney Tuohy did a commanding job was superb in his portrayal -- and the ensemble was in my this production at Jesuit Hall on opinion a treat on the small but Monday night last was most adequate stage. enjoyable, I believe that all of I admired Molly Brown the cast portraying Seebees and always a show wom^n, but yet Nurses as well as marines was to eager to sing, the Seabees, say the least very authentic -- Flaherty, King, Carey, and particularly Pretty Roisin Higgins real U.S. style and as for Duignan who must have some the native dancers they filled the American background -- she bill most courageously. was a flawless Nellie Forbush, Deserving of great ovations. Martin Tuohy as Emile with his To the Director, Producer rendering of "Some Enchanted Evening" brought many army and the Production Staff I have day memories to me -- Mary to admit it was a job well done Duffy was exceptionally good, -- a show that should be as a matter of fact I believe her repeated for our American to be the best ever I've seen to visitors during the 500th play the role of Bloody Mary -- Anniversary of Galway City's the cast were and must have Charter in 1984. been delighted with their Willy Fahy

FILM
A w e e k e n d s e a s o n of contemporary Irish films will be presented by the Galway Film Society on Fridy 29 and Saturday 30 April.

LITERARY EVENTS
Readings will be given by D. M. Thomas, Saturday 23, Tom Mclntyre, Sunday 24, D o n a i l M a c Amhlaigh, Monday 25, Pearse Hutchinson, Thursday 28, Fred Johnston; Joyce McCreevyStafford, Friday 29, Michael G o r m a n a n d Gabrielle Warnock Satur-day 30.

THEATRE

DRAMA WINNERS
The unnners of the Connacht Schools Drama Seruor Competition held recently in Claremorris were this group from St. Mary's College, Galway with their play "Droichead and Diabhail." Winners also in sligo and Galway, they now go forward to Feile Naisunta Scoil Dramaiochta in Dublin next week. From leftM. Dowd, D. Murphy, J. Conneely, N. Lyons, S. Rqftery and J. Conway.

C h r i s t i a n s from O u t e r India will be giving a Space: St. Patrick's Hall, performance of India Dance Friday 22 - Sunday 24 April. and Music in the Jesuit Hall, Des Keogh and Rosaleen Thursday 28. Linehan: Their new revue Next week: Complete list "Duty Free" Jesuit Hall, Friday & Saturday 29 & 30 of venues, times, and where A p r i . G a l w a y T h e a t r e to get tickets. W o r k s h o p : T h e Yellow Dwarf Arts Centre Afternoon's Friday, Saturday, Sunday 29-1 May.

DANCE

MUSIC
Ursula Killeen, Pianist: Lunchtime recital which will take place in the Aula Maxima, U.C.G. at 1 p.m. on S a t u r d a y April 2 3 . Malcolm Proud, Marjolijnovan Roon Susan Carolan: This trio will give a recital of Renaissance and Baroque music at 8 p.m. in the Aula Maxima U.C.G. on Wednesdy April 27. Concorde: Concorde will recite Trios by two major figures of 20th century, Bartok and Stravinsky. Concorde will perform in the Aula Maxima U.C.G. at 8 p.m. on Sunday April 24. Pepita Cervera and Teresina Jorda: They will give a piano recital in Aula Maxima U.C.G. at 8 p.m. on Tuesday April 26. Sligo Choral Society: Sligo Choral Society accompanied by Martin White on the organ will give a recital on Sunday May I at 8 p.m. in St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church. Jargon: They will

Women's Events

On Sunday April 17th, from 3.30 p.m. at the home of playwright Margaretta D'Arcy,. 10 St. Bridget's Place Lower, Woodquay, Galway, there will be a programme of events to s t i m u l a t e i n t e r e s t in women's creativity; it is hoped that if there is enough interest this will be the first of a series of similar programmes. The events will include (afternoon): Newspapertheatre, using local and national items from the press. Video-presentations; Ours Sincere-ly, premiere of video-film by 'Reel Women' (an independ-ent women's g r o u p from Dublin), exploring their sexuality. One Woman Brecht Show by Agnes Bernelle (as performed at the E d i n b u r g h Festival), followed by a talk by Agnes Bernelle on her experiences in the German and Irish theatre. (Evening from 9 p.m.).