by Fiona O’Connell, Transition Year, Laurel Hill
Bridgie Cleary
BOTTOM Dog Theatre Company marks a fifth anniversary with an exciting new production, ‘What Happened Bridgie Cleary’. This emotional yet solid production is a true story turned play, by playwright and poet Tom MacIntyre based on the life of Tipperary woman Bridgie Cleary, burned to death by her husband in March 1895.
Director John Murphy says “It is a lyrical exploration of love, loss, hatred, guilt and desire. It examines why a woman should die because of her passion for life. Why she must suffer for seeking love. It probes how petty jealousies and narrow views of acceptable behavior turn to murderous rage.”
At Victoria Snooker Club, Hartstonge Street until October 19 at 7.30pm.
Harris Festival
A GATHERING event, the inaugural Richard Harris Film Festival will take place over December 6, 7 and 8 here in Limerick City. The festival aims to celebrate the life and career of Harris and will be primarily based at 69 O’Connell Stree (former Belltable). On October 1, his birthday, website www.richardharrisfilmfestival.com was launched as well as news of a Young Filmmakers Competition.
The official programme release takes place on Monday 21 when details of the festival will be revealed.
Detonating art
DETONATE (supersonic exothermic front) is the first in a new series of exhibitions to be presented as part of Limerick Arts Encounter: a group of Irish and international artists explore ideas of how energy exists.
“As an essence so immeasurable, energy is taken as a subject matter and motif by featured artworks, each considering the capturing of a force not seen by the human eye, something daunting and invisible before the intervention of art acknowledges its presence”.
Works by Aaron Lawlwess and Liz Ryan are curated by Michele Horrigan. The exhibition opened on Wednesday 16 for a week at 69 O’Connell Street.
