As part of this year’s Good Relation Week the Key Stage 3 pupils from St.Brigid’s College will be performing a short play called ‘Building Bridges’.
The short drama called ‘Building Bridges’ will be on in St.Brigid’s College at 2pm on Friday 20th Sept. The play is about the friendship between two Catholic and two protestant teenagers in the 90’S but then addresses the racism and conflict this summer across the UK.
Ards and North Down Borough Council Good Relations team would like to invite you to attend a special performance of “Ceasefire Babies” in the Queen’s Hall, Newtownards on Thursday 19th September.
“How do we form our allegiances and beliefs?
The annual bonfire preparations are underway. Mikey’s coming home from the Centre and his sister Jamie cannot wait.
But there is change in the air and not everyone’s ready for it.
Jamie wants to reignite her father and uncle’s old conflicts, but Mikey and their friends must decide whether to take hold of their own destinies or allow the ghosts of the past to dictate their futures.
Do we make our own decisions, or do we inherit them? Can a cycle of ideology and disagreement be broken? And who can take the first step?
The Ceasefire Babies is written by Fiona Doyle whose most recent play, The Strange Death of John Doe, is a finalist for the 2018 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.”
Thursday 19th September 2024 – 8pm – Queen’s Hall, Newtownards
(Doors open at 7.30, first come first seated)
Entry is Free, but registration is required.
To register please contact: Goodrelations@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Kabosh Theatre Company presents “Third person in our marriage” from their Legacy of Conflict series, directed by Paula McFetridge.
Commissioned by Relatives for Justice to mark the release of the Eames/Bradley Report, this short drama examines the sensitive subject of victimhood. A husband and wife are having a seemingly domestic conversation but there is a third person in the room: the voice of the husband’s internal thoughts. This voice proclaims how difficult it is to have a successful, healthy marriage when the presence of a dead, loved one is forever there. It asks if there is a timeline to victimhood.
The performance will be followed by a post-show discussion.
Green & Blue explores the painful and humorous realities faced by the individuals who patrolled the border during the height of the conflict.
Written by Laurence McKeown, Directed by Paula McFetridge
An officer from the Royal Ulster Constabulary in his green uniform and Eddie from An Garda Síochána, resplendent in blue, communicate via crackly radios until an explosive incident forces them to meet across a field only farmers know the location of.
Focusing on what it’s like to be hunted when you’re protecting a man-made line on the ground, the play looks at the societal and human cost of borders.
Green & Blue is based on real-life interviews with former serving officers.
Higgins and Doran give engaging performances as the men unable to cross a line that only wise men and farmers can see. It’s a simple but effective way of exploring two sides of one conflict. – BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Written by Laurence McKeown
Directed by Paula McFetridge
Performed by Vincent Higgins & James Doran