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Little Gem
''Little Gem'' is a play written by Dublin playwright Elaine Murphy and was first produced by Guna Nua at Dublin’s 2008 Fringe Festival, September 9–13 in Project Cube, before transferring to The Loose End Studio at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. It has been in continuous production since its debut. A three-hander tragic-comedy, ''Little Gem'' consists of three female monologists telling in successive scenes their personal histories of love and loss in an alienating contemporary world. Plot synopsis Three generations of Dublin women, Kay (grandmother), Loraine (mother) and Amber (granddaughter) narrate several months of emotional turmoil that they have experienced. Each woman is experiencing some sort of emotional crisis and communication between the three is fraught at best. Amber, who abuses alcohol and cocaine, has recently started dating the wayward Paul and it is suggested he will not be loyal. Lorraine has been separated from her partner Ray for many years. Ray is a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Murphy (playwright)
Elaine Murphy is an Irish playwright. Her play ''Little Gem'', about three Irish women, won the Fishamble New Writing Award in 2008 and the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award in 2009. In 2008 Murphy won the Stewart Parker BBC Northern Ireland Drama Award. Her second play ''Shush'' premiered in June 2013 at the Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre (), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland () is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the p .... References Irish women dramatists and playwrights Living people Writers from County Dublin Year of birth missing (living people) {{playwright-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guna Nua
Gúna Nua Theatre Company is an independent theatre production company based in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1998 by Paul Meade and David Parnell, it is grant-aided in Ireland by the Arts Council and by Dublin City Council. Production history World premieres *''The Morning After The Life Before'' – written by Ann Blake. First performed in the Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick. *''Meltdown'' by Paul Meade (co-production with axis:Ballymun) – Presented at axis:Ballymun and Project Arts Centre as part of Absolut Fringe, 2009. Also presented at Civic Theatre Tallaght. *'' Little Gem'' by Elaine Murphy (co-production with Civic Theatre) – Winner Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, Winner BBC/Stewart Parker Award, Winner Fishamble New Writing Award and Best Female Performer Award (entire cast as ensemble), 2008. *''Unravelling the Ribbon'' by Mary Kelly and Maureen White (co-production with Plan B Productions). Presented in association with Action Breast Cancer, proudly spon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Reeves
Anita Reeves (24 June 1948 – 7 July 2016) was an Irish stage and film actress. Early life Born in South Dublin, Ireland, the youngest daughter of Jack Reeves and his wife, Kay. Reeves grew up on Sundrive Road in Dublin 12, where her father Jack was a sergeant at the Garda station on the same road. She was educated at St Louis High School, Rathmines and trained at night as an actor for four years at the Brendan Smith Academy in Dublin. As a child, Reeves's parents would take her to see plays and pantomimes in Dún Laoghaire. She played an extra in a play during a festival, then quit her steady job at the complaints department of a laundry to be an assistant stage manager. She performed twice with Eamon Morrissey at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. She considered Gaiety regular Maureen Potter an early influence in teaching her to connect with audiences. Career Reeves had several Irish film roles, including Neil Jordan's first film, ''Angel'' (1982), and his adaptation of '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Fay
Hilda Fay is an Irish actor. She was nominated for an IFTA for best supporting actress for her role in ''Whistleblower'' in 2009 and again in 2024 for Showtime / BBC “The woman in the wall” alongside Ruth Wilson. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin's Samuel Beckett Centre. Her last stage appearance was playing 2 leads, Juno Boyle and Bessie Burgess in Druids Sean O Casey Trilogy American tour. She has appeared on stage in the Gate Theatre's "Threpenny Opera" Abbey Theatre's productions ''Little Gem'' (Gúna Nua), which won the Carol Tambor award "the best of Edinburagh; she also shared the best actress award in the dublin fringe. She appeared in ''The Playboy of the Western World'' and "The Risen People" by james plunket. "Perve" Stacy Gregg, Roddy Doyle’s adaptation of in '' The Woman Who Walked into Doors'' at the Olympia, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at the Mill Theatre. Wayne Jordan's "Oedipus" at the Abbey, and "Tina's idea of fun" by Sean P Summers at the Peacoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoife Duffin
Aoife ( , ) is an Irish and Gaelic feminine given name. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic ''aoibh'', which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name ''Esvios'' (Latinized ''Esuvius'', feminine '' Esuvia''), which may be related to the tribal name ''Esuvii'' and the theonym ''Esus''. Irish mythology In Irish mythology, Aífe the daughter of Airdgeimm, sister of Scathach, is a warrior woman beloved of Cuchullain in the Ulster Cycle. T. F. O'Rahilly supposed that the Irish heroine reflects an otherwise unknown goddess representing a feminine counterpart to Gaulish ''Esus''. Aífe or Aoife was also one of the wives of Lir in the '' Oidheadh chloinne Lir'' ("Fate of the Children of Lir"), who turned her stepchildren into swans. There is also Aoife (Áiffe ingen Dealbhaoíth), a woman transformed into a crane, whose skin after death became Manannán's "Crane-bag". Biblical rendering The name is unrelated to the Biblical name '' Eva'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre Košice
The National Theatre Košice () is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia. The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879–1899. The interior of the theatre is richly decorated with plaster ornaments. The stage is lyre-shaped. The ceiling of the building is decorated with scenes from William Shakespeare's plays Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s .... References External links Official website of The National Theatre Košice {{DEFAULTSORT:State Theatre Kosice Buildings and structures in Košice Theatres in Slovakia Opera houses in Slovakia Tourist attractions in Košice Theatres completed in 1899 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malá Franková
Malá Franková (, , ) is a village and municipality in the Kežmarok District of the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is traditionally inhabited by Gorals, as one of their westernmost settlements (along with Veľká Franková and Osturňa). History Historical records first mention the village in 1568. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Malá Franková was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Malá Franková in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. Geography Malá Franková is at an altitude of 750 metres, covers an area of 10.808 km², and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Kuffa
Štefan Kuffa (born 31 December 1961) is a Slovak politician who serves as the State Secretary at the Ministry of Environment. From 2012 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 23 served as a Member of the National Council. Early life Kuffa was born on 31 December 1961 in Kežmarok. His brother is the priest , who is known for his charitable activities and hardline conservative opinions. He studied at the University of Prešov. Before joining politics, Kuffa worked for public employment service. From 2004 to 2020, he was the director of the Hospice of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary in Ľubica. Political career Kuffa first became politically active in 2016, when he was elected to the parliament on the list of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) party. As an MP Kuffa was chiefly focused on attempting to restrict access to abortion and criminalizing abortion and IVF providers. In addition he became notorious for proposing controversial laws, such as a regulation of chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Plays
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Irish Plays
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