34n ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’Sun 4 th , Mon 5 th & Tues 6 th Aug, 8pmSee Cultúrl<strong>an</strong>n McAdam Ó Fiaich (Page 98)n ‘I’ll Tell Me Ma’Roddy McCorley Club, Mon 5 th & Tues 6 th Aug, 8pm &St Mary’s University College, Assembly hall, Wed Aug 7 th ,12noonThe adventures <strong>an</strong>d misadventures of three generations of WestBelfast women – Trisha, Chelsea Marie, Davina Corrina <strong>an</strong>dGr<strong>an</strong>ny Patsy who are all dealing with big ch<strong>an</strong>ges in their lives.Written <strong>an</strong>d performed by Patricia Gormley, author of thehilarious <strong>an</strong>d successful, ‘The Bus Run’ & ‘The Girls From CryingAir’. Admission - £5. Roddy’s – 9030 0480. St Mary’s - Pay atdoor, seniors reduced rate £3. All proceeds going to ‘FeedingDreams, Cambodia’. Part of Oscailt programme.n ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’Dé Domhnaigh 4, Dé Luain 5 agus Dé Máirt 6 Lúnasa, 8i.n.Féach ar Ócáidí Chultúrl<strong>an</strong>n McAdam Ó Fiaich (Leath<strong>an</strong>ach 98)n ‘Inseoidh mé do mo Mháthair’Club Sóisialta Rodaí Mhic Corlaí, Dé Luain 5 agus Dé Máirt 6Lúnasa, 8i.n.Eachtraí agus míeachtraí thrí ghlúin de mhná ó Iarthar BhéalFeirste– Trisha, Chelsea Marie, Davina Corrina agus Gr<strong>an</strong>ny Patsyatá uilig ag déileáil leis na hathruithe móra ina saolta. Scríofaagus taibhithe ag Patricia Gormley, údar, ‘The Bus Run’ agus ‘TheGirls From Crying Air’ gre<strong>an</strong>nmhar agus rathúil. Táille - £5. ClubSóisialta Rodaí Mhic Corlaí – 90 300 480. Coláiste OllscoileNaomh Muire, beidh táille níos lú de £3 <strong>an</strong>n do phinsinéirí.Tabharfar na fáltais uile do ‘Feeding Dreams, Cambodia’. Marchuid de Chlár Oscailt.n ‘Two Nights With George’, West Club, Falls RoadMon 5 th , Tues 6 th – Thurs 8 th , Fri 9 th & Sun <strong>11</strong> th Aug, 8pm (please noteinconsecutive days)One night with George Clooney is never enough for <strong>an</strong>y wom<strong>an</strong>, <strong>an</strong>d BridieMurphy is no exception. She returns to her Ballymurphy living room, bold,brash <strong>an</strong>d on the voddies again <strong>an</strong>d reunites with her old flame <strong>an</strong>dconfid<strong>an</strong>te, updating him on all that’s happened since their one <strong>an</strong>d only trystwith l<strong>an</strong>guage that would shock a sailor. Donna O’ Connor reprises her role asBridie in this new sequel to the award-winning comedy ‘A Night With George’.Admission - £10. Tickets from the West Club (9024 8769) <strong>an</strong>d <strong>Féile</strong>.F É I L E P R E M I E R E !n An Chéad Taibhiú ag <strong>an</strong> Fhéile!‘Dhá Oíche le George’, Club <strong>an</strong> Iarthair, Bóthar na bhFálDé Luain 5, Dé Máirt 6 – Déardaoin 8, Dé hAoine 9 agus Dé Domhnaigh <strong>11</strong>Lúnasa, 8i.n. (tabhair faoi deara le do thoil go mbeidh na taibhithe arlaeth<strong>an</strong>ta neamhle<strong>an</strong>tacha)Níor leor é oíche amháin le George Clooney do bhe<strong>an</strong> ar bith, agus níorbheisceacht í Bridie Murphy. Tá sí ar ais ina seomra suí i mBaile Uí Mhurchú, agusí dána, sotalach agus ag ól vodca arís. Tag<strong>an</strong>n sí le chéile lena hiarghasúr agusa cara rúin lenar tharla di óna gcéad choinne amháin a inse dó i ndroch-chainta bhainfeadh croitheadh as mairnéalach. Athdhé<strong>an</strong><strong>an</strong>n Donna O’Connor a rólmar Bridie sa dráma nua seo atá mar chomharba ar <strong>an</strong> dráma coiméidegradambhuaiteach ‘A Night With George’. Táille - £10. Ticéid ar fáil ó Chlub<strong>an</strong> Iarthair (90 248 769) agus ó Oifig na <strong>Féile</strong>.n ‘Just A Prisoner’s Wife’Andersonstown Social Club, Wed 7 thAug, doors open 8pm, 9pm (curtain)First performed in the Felons Club onInternational Women’s Day 1996, ‘JustA Prisoner’s Wife’ went on to beperformed in the H-Blocks <strong>an</strong>dPortlaoise Prison <strong>an</strong>d received aBelfast City Council Arts Award. Writtenby the wives, mothers, daughters ofPOWs <strong>an</strong>d women ex-prisoners it tellsof their harrowing experiences, theirvisits to the jails in Irel<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>dEngl<strong>an</strong>d, <strong>an</strong>d is told in the black(green, <strong>an</strong>d purple!) humour of stoical<strong>an</strong>d stalwart women who carried ‘theweight’ of jail, <strong>an</strong>d, not forgetting,D<strong>an</strong>ny ‘scratchy balls’, their longsuffering bus driver! Directed by PamBrighton with Justus Theatre Comp<strong>an</strong>ythis is a one-night-only perform<strong>an</strong>ceto celebrate <strong>Féile</strong> 25.a one-night-onlyperform<strong>an</strong>ce tocelebrate FÉile 25Tickets; £8from www.feilebelfast.comn ‘‘Níl <strong>an</strong>n ach Be<strong>an</strong> Chéile AmháinEile Chime’Club Sóisialta Bhaile Andars<strong>an</strong>, Dé Céadaoin 7Lúnasa, doirse oscailte ó 8i.n., tosóidh <strong>an</strong> drámaar 9i.n.Taibhíodh <strong>an</strong> dráma seo den chéad uair i gCum<strong>an</strong>nna Meirleach ar Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mB<strong>an</strong> 1996.Ansin, taibhíodh ‘Níl <strong>an</strong>n ach Be<strong>an</strong> Chéile AmháinEile Chime’ sna H-Bhloc<strong>an</strong>na agus i bPríosún PhortLaoise agus bronnadh Gradam Ealaíon ChomhairleCathrach Bheal Feirste air. Léireoidh <strong>an</strong> dráma,arna scríobh ag mná céile, máithreacha, iníonachachimí cogaidh agus iarchimí mná, a n-eispéaraischoscracha, a gcuairte<strong>an</strong>na ar na príosúin in Éirinnagus i Sas<strong>an</strong>a, agus inseofar iad trí ghre<strong>an</strong>n dubh(glas agus corcra!) na mb<strong>an</strong> stóchúil, diongbháilteseo a raibh ‘ualach’ <strong>an</strong> phríosúin orthu, agus g<strong>an</strong>dearmad a dhé<strong>an</strong>amh ar D<strong>an</strong>ny ‘scratchy balls’, adtiománaí bus fadfhul<strong>an</strong>gach! Stiúrtha ag PamBrighton le Compántas Amharclainne Justus, istaibhiú aon oíche é seo chun <strong>Féile</strong> 25 a cheiliúradh.
35Drama Skills ClassesSt Mary’s University College, Thurs 8 th Aug: 1 st session<strong>11</strong>am – 1pm for adults; 2 nd session 2pm - 4pm for children<strong>an</strong>d young people, age 6 – 13 yearsMaura O’Reilly of Blackbird Theatre (‘Hotel Bay Route’, ‘A WhiteWedding’) will cover warm-up exercises, acting techniques such asimprovisation, mime, voice, movement, <strong>an</strong>d awareness of space. Fee£5, two hours per person. £8 covers two children in same family.Contact - Maura O’Reilly 90 369 429.R<strong>an</strong>g<strong>an</strong>na Scile<strong>an</strong>na DrámaíochtaColáiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire, Déardaoin 8 Lúnasa: 1ú seisiún <strong>11</strong>r.n.– 1i.n. do dhaoine fásta; 2nd seisiún 2i.n. – 4i.n. do pháisti agus dodhaoine óga, idir 6 – 13 bliain d’aoisDé<strong>an</strong>faidh Maura O’Reilly ó Amharcl<strong>an</strong>n Blackbird (‘Hotel Bay Route’, ‘AWhite Wedding’) réamhaclaíochtaí, teicnící aisteoireachta amhailcumadóireacht, mím, guthaíocht, gluaiseacht agus feasacht spáis.Táille £5, dhá uair <strong>an</strong> duine. Clúdóidh £8 beirt pháistí sa teaghlachcé<strong>an</strong>na. Dé<strong>an</strong> teagmháil le Maura O’Reilly ar 90 369 429.n The Execution of Lucinda SlyTearm<strong>an</strong>n Fold, Andersonstown Rd,Thurs 8 th Aug, 1pmIn 1835 Lucinda Singleton <strong>an</strong>d her loverJohn Dempsey were h<strong>an</strong>ged side-by-sidein front of Carlow Gaol having beensentenced for murdering Lucinda’sabusive husb<strong>an</strong>d, Walter Sly. Afterreturning home from Carlow Fair, Sly hadbeen shot in what at first appeared to be arobbery. The events were recalled in <strong>an</strong>ovel, Lucinda Sly: a Wom<strong>an</strong> H<strong>an</strong>ged, byrenowned Irish l<strong>an</strong>guage author, MaidhcDainín Ó Sé. Now, writer & broadcasterGabriel Fitzmaurice, one of Irel<strong>an</strong>d’sleading poets, has tr<strong>an</strong>slated thishistorical novel <strong>an</strong>d will talk about thisfascinating story <strong>an</strong>d read from the newlypublishedvolume. Contact – PatriciaGormley, 07908 433884. Sponsored byBelfast Taxi’s CIC.Cur Chun Báis Lucinda SlyIonad Se<strong>an</strong>daoine Tearm<strong>an</strong>n, Bóthar BhaileAndars<strong>an</strong>, Déardaoin 8 Lúnasa, 1i.n.In 1835, crochadh Lucinda Singleton agus ale<strong>an</strong>nán taobh lena chéile os comhair PhríosúnCheatharlaigh i ndiaidh dóibh bheith daorthaas fear céile mí-úsáide Lucinda, Walter Sly adhúnmharú. I ndiaidh dó teacht ar ais ó AonachCheatharlaigh, scaoileadh Sly agus síleadh gurrobáil a bhí <strong>an</strong>n ag <strong>an</strong> tús. Insíodh nahimeachtaí seo s<strong>an</strong> úrscéal, Lucinda Sly: aWom<strong>an</strong> H<strong>an</strong>ged, arna scríobh ag <strong>an</strong> údarchlúiteach Gaeilge, Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé.D’aistrigh <strong>an</strong> scríbhneoir agus <strong>an</strong> craoltóirGabriel Fitzmaurice, ar dhuine de napríomhfhilí in Éirinn é, <strong>an</strong> t-úrscéal stairiúil seoagus labhróidh sé faoin scéal fhíorspéisiúil seoagus léifidh sé sleachta ón leabharnuafhoilsithe. Dé<strong>an</strong> teagmháil le PatriciaGormley ar 07908433884. Urraithe agTacsaithe Béal Feirste.n Annual Jimmy Ginley Short Story Competition & AwardsTearm<strong>an</strong>n Fold, Andersonstown Rd, Thurs 8 th Aug, 2pmWinners <strong>an</strong>nounced of short story competition for over-60s named after the late JimmyGinley, a former resident of Tearm<strong>an</strong>n Fold <strong>an</strong>d a talented story teller. Includes readings,music <strong>an</strong>d refreshments. Contact - Patricia 07908 433884. Sponsored by Belfast Taxi’sCIC. Part of Oscailt.Comórtas Gearrscéalaíochta agus Bronnadh na nDuaise<strong>an</strong>naBli<strong>an</strong>túil Jimmy GinleyIonad Se<strong>an</strong>daoine Tearm<strong>an</strong>n, Bóthar Bhaile Andars<strong>an</strong>, Déardaoin 8 Lúnasa, 2i.n.Fógrófar buaiteoirí na nduaise<strong>an</strong>na sa chomórtas gearrscéalaíochta seo do dhaoine thar60 bliain d’aois, ainmnithe in ómós Jimmy Ginley nach maire<strong>an</strong>n, arbh iarchónaitheoirTearm<strong>an</strong>n agus ar scéalaí tall<strong>an</strong>nach é. Beidh léamha, ceol agus sólaistí <strong>an</strong>n chomh maith.Dé<strong>an</strong> teagmháil le Patricia ar 07908433884. Urraithe ag Tacsaithe Béal Feirste. Marchuid de Chlár Oscailt.