On The Stage Sole Purpose Productions presents
The Maidens’ City: A Herstory of the Walled City By Anne Crilly Produced by Patricia Byrne When: 4 – 9 March 2013 Where: Citywide An exciting and engaging dramatised tour on Derry’s historic walls, which explores the largely hidden history of women in the city. Brought to you by Sole Purpose Productions and written by Anne Crilly. The tours will start at the Guildhall, where local Suffragettes met 100 years ago. This theatrical journey around the walls focuses on key female characters and events.
Tommy Tiernan: Stray Sod When: 28 February – 2 March 2013 Where: Millennium Forum “Brilliant and life-affirming Tommy Tiernan actually makes you proud to be Irish.” The Irish Independent
In Celtic mythology a ‘Stray Sod’ or ‘Foidin Mara’ was an enchanted piece of grass whereby, if a person steps on one, they will become disorientated and lost, even in familiar surroundings. It is said that wearing an item of clothing inside-out breaks the enchantment allowing the person to find their way again. ‘Stray Sod’ is also the title of Celtic comedy warrior Tommy Tiernan’s latest show. Uplifting, joyous, inspirational and with the light touch of an eejit, Tommy is a man who leaves nothing in the dressing room. To be at a Tommy Tiernan show is to be part of a movement, where the only authority is yourself, and by the time this supremely gifted and selfless comic almost literally self immolates with exertion at the end of his show, having given you his all, you know you have been in the hands of a comic genius. This latest show doesn’t have all the answers but one thing for sure is that no one will have to leave the gig with their jacket on back-to-front.
Tickets: £25.00
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The Derry~ Londonderry CityLAB When: 2 – 9 March 2013 Where: Citywide As part of the Europe-wide Global City Local City initiative, 15 young artists from 11 European countries have been drawing inspiration from European cities, including Munich, London, Lisbon, Riga, Helsinki, Maribor, Tallin and Utrecht, in order to create a new artistic work. Inspired by the City of Culture 2013 programme, and the story of the city’s renewal and regeneration, LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) will be hosting these artists in a Derry~Londonderry CityLAB. Through tours, workshops, lectures and encounters with local artists, the CityLAB will provide an opportunity for some of Europe’s most exciting young artists to get under the skin of the city. Their visit will culminate with the Hofesh Shechter Company’s Political Mother: Derry~ Londonderry Uncut. GLOBAL CITY – LOCAL CITY is an initiative of the network Theatre/Festivals in Transition (FIT) - www.theatrefit.org GLOBAL CITY – LOCAL CITY is a network collaboration of the festivals SPIELART, Munich (DE), Baltic Circle International Theatre, Helsinki (FI), Homo Novus, Riga (LV) and LIFT - The London International Festival of Theatre, London (UK), Bunker, Ljubljana (SI) and Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht (NL). Associate partners are ALKANTARA Festival, Lisbon (PT) and Aalto University, Pori (FI). This project has been funded with support of the European Commission.
Eleanor Marx and Mrs Pankhurst meet local shirt factory workers and Suffragettes; Cecily Jackson is burned at the stake for infanticide; discover how local women founded Women’s Aid; learn about the lives of women during the Siege of Derry and the Civil Rights Movement. It’s history, but not as you know it. Tour information and booking: solepurpose@mac.com Tel: 028 7127 9918
The Pride The Pride of the Orange & Blue Flute Band When: Spring/Summer 2013 Where: Citywide Commissioned by The Pride of The Orange & Blue Flute Band, Newbuildings in 2010, this remount of Jonathan Burgess’ play shows what the life of a thriving flute band is like, off the street and under the uniform. The play tells of the trials and tribulations of organising a band and keeping it on the road. ‘The Pride’ shows the camaraderie and support that band members not only offer to each other, but the positive influence they have in the community. The production, performed by a company of professional and amateur actors will be staged in late spring of the UK City of Culture year and will also offer an education and outreach project across the city, which seeks to demystify and inform people of the life of a band today.