{"id":13901,"date":"2022-07-05T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cassandravoices.com\/?p=13901"},"modified":"2022-07-05T16:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:34:39","slug":"theatre-the-battle-of-kildare-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casswp.eutonom.eu\/index.php\/2022\/07\/05\/theatre-the-battle-of-kildare-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre: The Battle of Kildare Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no fiercer battle than that between sisters. The sibling tension is ever-present in \u2018The Battle of Kildare Place<\/a><\/span>\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

This comedic play is a two-hander between two sisters: a corporate older one married with two children, and a ditzy, free-spirited younger one eking out a living as a proprietor of a small flower shop and architectural tour guide.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018The Battle of Kildare Place<\/a>\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Cast<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Darina Gallagher<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sinead Murphy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Director<\/strong>
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Costume Design<\/strong>
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Photography<\/strong>
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Graphic Design<\/strong>
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Creative Producer<\/strong>
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Written by<\/strong>
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Meadhbh<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gr\u00e1inne<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Michael James Ford<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Bairbre N\u00ed Chaoimh<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Keith Jordan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gavin Doyle<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Colm Maher<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Emma Gilleece & Michael James Ford<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The personalities of the women are informed by their namesakes, two formidable Connaught Q<\/em>ueens of lore; the real life pirate Queen Gr\u00e1inne Mhaol, and the warrior Queen Meadhbh from the T\u00e1in B\u00f3 C\u00faailnge<\/em> (Cattle Raid of Cooley).<\/span><\/p>\n

The play is set in present day Dublin with Gr\u00e1inne, the elder sister, played by Sinead Murphy, flying in from London for this rendezvous after an absence of three decades to discuss the potential erection of a plaque in honour of their late father.<\/p>\n

As he died at the height of Covid-restrictions, Meadhbh, played by Darina Gallagher, feels her father has been cruelly robbed of the send-off he deserved, with only twenty-five mourners allowed at the funeral.<\/p>\n

She believes his renown merits the erection a plaque for a lifetime of activism attempting to save Georgian Dublin, including the Battle of Hume Street<\/span><\/a>, which the play pays tribute to in its title. Meadhbh is frozen in a state of unresolved grief with a thirst for justice for her father\u2019s legacy, as witnessed in \u2018Electra\u2019 or \u2018King Lear\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Andrea Reynell mourns the loss of numerous Irish historic buildings, and considers how we may better engage with and protect our heritage.https:\/\/t.co\/dTOJEbINwD<\/a>@broadsheet_ie<\/a> @Andrea_Rey48<\/a> @ArtsOverBorders<\/a> @CSBlenner<\/a> @cathmartingreen<\/a> @CllrEoinOBroin<\/a> @RMcGreevy1301<\/a> @NMcDevitt<\/a><\/p>\n

— CassandraVoices (@VoicesCassandra) November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n