Galway Advertiser 1992/1992_05_21/GA_21051992_E1_030.pdf 

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MIDNIGHT COURT FUNDRAISER

Next Wednesday night, the 27th May, in Setanta, P.J. Curtis will present a night of Rhythm and Roots music as a fundraiser for a forthcoming musical production of Brian Merriman's raunchy Midnight Court. The Midnight Court, an known as World Music. He 18th c e n t u r y rant by is to Rhythm and Roots frustrated women against the music what Tommy O Brien men of Ireland, condemning as to classical music. He them for their sexual inade presents the music with an quacies - will be staged in infectious enthusiasm. His the form of a traditional many fans in Galway, who opera, set to music by Sean regularly listened to his Tyrrell, for the first time great music programmes during the Galway Arts o v e r the y e a r s , will Festival. The poem was welcome the chance to hear originally written in Irish by once again the best of his Brian Merriman but it is the collection. r a u n c h y t r a n s l a t i o n by On Wednesday night David Marcus that will be he'll be concentrating on staged in the Druid in July. good rhythmic dance music Like Brian Merriman, - African, Salsa, Latin, Rai, P.J. Curtis is a Clare man. Cajun, Tex-Mex and plenty He is renowned for his of good old fashioned knowledge of all the various rhythm and blues. It pro ethnic strands of what has mises to be a great night. commercially come to be

Johnny Choil Mhaidhc is indeed a household name in Connemara and is well k n o w n to G a e i l g e o i r i throughout the country. He has published three books and his latest play, An Mheir Fhada, was in the Taibhdhearc on May 15 and 16. As one would expect from Johnny, this play is full of laughter, indeed it was really laughter all the way. But it is not a great play, which is a pity because it has the bones of one. These, however, are not fleshed out, nor are the hints and suggestions really explored or developed. The two bachelors, Sun ny and Tunai, are putting everything on the meir fhada longing for women, and be ing robbed in the end by two lassies. Then there is the sister, Meaig, who has been sending money all along from America and who at the end returns. She is disgusted because of the condition of the house and goes off at the end with Tunai and leaves Sonny alone. This play was produced by Cumann Dramaiochta and Johnnv Choil Mhai/Hhr-

N E W PLAY Galway Musical] Instrument Maker by JOHNNY CHOIL MHAIDHC OPEN D A Y
together with An Comhlachas Naisiunta Dramaiochta. It would be interesting to know where the one began and the other ended, or what impact the one had on the other. Johnny himself is the director, ac cording to the programme, and one wonders if this is feasible. Is the playwright here the ideal one to direct the play? The Irish right through sparkles and is a pleasure in itself, but this production fails because of no real dramatic orientation. In deed, for most of the play we had an agallamh beirte which was fine as an agallamh but not as a play. D i a r m u i d M a c an Adhastair is quite a good ac tor and Sean Leainde a good follow up. With proper direction and a good script they could have done a good job. Beartla O Domhnaill was ideal as an fear an phoist. The girls, Monica Bn. Ui Griofa and Sarah Bn. Ui Chonghaile, were quite good in their contrived roles, as was Margo Ni Griofa as Meaig. an tSiur Ailbhe Paul D o y l e , whose workshop is out at Bally bane Beg Industrial Estate (Unit 3 Block B), is holding an open day for those interested in seeing the work of a master craftsman, whose in struments are sought after by groups like U2, the Hothouse Flowers, Christy M o o r e and T h e Big Geraniums. Paul Doyle, who is a musician himself, has been making musical instruments for the past 15 years. He studied with Dr. Ephraim S e g e r m a n at N o r t h e r n Renaissance Instruments in Manchester, one of the leading researchers into the construction of both early and modern instruments. In 1990 he suffered injuries from a traffic accident and was forced to spend the last year and a half recovering. Now, with his fine craft smanship drawing attention from many quarters, he is fully back to work. If you would like to see an artist at work, why not call by on Monday, anytime between 12 a.m. and 9 p.m.

GALWAY YOUTH THEATRE TO PRESENT "HEROES"
After the huge success of last Summer's inaugural pro duction, " D o n ' t Forget to W r i t e " , Galway Youth Theatre returns to N u n ' s Island Arts Centre with its major produc tion of the year, " H e r o e s " , a new play written and directed by Rebecca Bartlett and Molly Fogarty, with music by Jules Maxwell. It opens at Nun's Island on Tuesday, June 2nd, and runs for a week prior to touring to Kinvara, Ennis, Inishmore and Tuam. As with " D o n ' t Forget to W r i t e " , this new production, exploring the relationships between members of a newly popular Rock band who return to Ireland to make that crucial "second a l b u m " , has come about through a series of workshops conducted by GYT Artistic Director Rebec ca Bartlett and her co-director, Molly Fogarty. Although someone like Mother Teresa or Bob Geldof is a hero to many people, the most heroic individuals are often those who have encountered adversity in their private lives and overcome it. This is what " H e r o e s " explores. The show is generously sponsored by Bank of Ireland. Tickets for the run of the play can be booked at Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick St.. or by calling 091 6S886. 2 b Next Week: "That's Entertainment" talks with Rebec ca Bartlett and Molly Fogarty, along with the young ac tors and actresses of G Y T who've put " H e r o e s " together and why they think it's a play with a lot of important things to say about Ireland in 1992.

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Popular Galway group Dordan habe been invited to per form for President Robinson during her State Visit to France later this month. Dordan will perform their distinctive mix of traditional Irish and baroque music at a reception to be held at the Irish College in Paris, hosted by the Irish Am bassador to France, Mr. John Campbell, and attended by the President and Mr. Robinson, and many other distinguished guests. Dordan's musical interests span a diverse range of musk, from the European baroque composers to the liveliest of Irish jigs .and reels, and haunting slow airs

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ANDY WHITE PLAYS SETANTA MAY 27th
Andy White, whose debut album on Warner Music we had an advance listen to this weekend (It's absolutely ter rific!), will be playing in Setanta next Wednesday starting at 9 p . m . . supported by Sharon McNally. Andy's new album. "Out T h e r e " , is released next week following on the terrific single. " A Palaceful of N o i s e " which he wrote after taking part in a rock gig held in an old government building in East Berlin after the Wall was demolished. " I was in East Berlin after the Wall came down and before the reunification of Germany and Prague after the Velvet Revolution. T h e people I met had changed history through word of mouth. You could feel the new found personal and political freedom on the streets".

ULSTER ORCHESTRA IN LEISURELAND SATURDAY
The Ulster Orchestra visit Galway this Saturday, May 23rd, to give a concert in Leisureland at 8 p.m. The brilliant young soloist Stephanie Gonely will join the orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and conductor Bramwell Tovey directs the 85-member orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Promoted by 'Music for G a l w a y " . this is the only full symphony mchcstra concert in Galway for this year. Tickets are available at the door from 7 p . m . . with stu dent reductions ande optional reserved seating.

HELLO AND WELCOME TO a RATHER SUNBURNT SOLID COLD JUKEBOX! LETS hope that you ARE notFEELING, THE EFFECTS TOO BADLY. FOLLOWING THE BEAUTIFUL WEEK IN GALWAY WE DECIDED TO PUT LOADS OF GREAT SUMMER MUSIC ON THE JUKEBOX for YOU TO SELECT THIS WEEK. TO HAVE YOUR FAVOURITE SONG PLAYEA LIVE on GALWAY BAY FM. JUST RING IN WITH THE SONG NUMBER on SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WE'T PLAY ITforYARN WITHIN MINUTES. PHONELINES OPEN ON AT II A. M. AND THE SHOW CANES ON THE AIR AT 12 NOON. WELL DONE TO CARMEL RYAN WHO WAS THE FIRST OUT OF THE BAG and SHE WINS A SOLID GOLD JUKEBOX GIFTPACK CONTAINING, LOPES, CDS AND T-SHIRTS. THE ANSWER BY THM WAY WAS. JOHN TRAVOLTA AND OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN BOTH STARRED IN THE MOVIE GREASE. THIS WEEKS QMESTION IS NAME TWO MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES? ANSWERS TO SOLID GOLD JUKEBOX. GALWAY BAF F.KL.. SANDY ROAD. GALWAY.

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