NUI Galway Theatre Week
March 10th - 14th 2014
Time- Table
March10th - 14th 2014
Electra
NUIG Drama and Theatre Department
Frank McGuinness’s adaptation of Sophocles’ "Electra" has been described by "New York Times" critic Peter Mark as a “sleek and hypnotic text” which showcases “soul-satisfying drama at its most passionately, intensely alive.” This production resurrects the history of the House of Atreus to ask what does Electra mean today and what can we learn by returning to the classics through the lens of the now? Frank McGuinness will be attending the Monday Morning performance with talk back to follow.
Sunday 9th-Tuesday 12th @ 8pm
Monday & Tuesday matinées @10am
Venue The Cube Theatre
Tickets €10
Schools' Programme
Julius Caesar
Cyclone Rep
Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment on Robben Island where a forbidden copy of Julius Caesar helped Mandela cope with his confinement. Mandela’s inspiration has, in turn, inspired Cyclone to revisit Julius Caesar in an Irish Context. The time is 1981 and the place is Northern Ireland. An illegal copy of Julius Caesar is performed by prisoners struggling with their internment and the spectre of the hunger strikes.
Monday 10th @ 10.30am
Venue: Bailey Allen Hall
Tickets €10
Shakespeare Workshops
ThereisBear! Theatre Company
Let the bears transport you through the pages of Shakespeare’s text with experienced actors and directors. Using a variety of rehearsal and workshop techniques, we will bring these plays to life in a revision session like no other. ThereisBear!’s actors and directors will work together with exam students to unlock the page and bring it to life on stage.
The Merchant of Venice
Tuesday 11th, 11am
Thursday 12th, 1pm
Macbeth
Monday 10th, 11am
Wedsday 13th, 11.30am,
Friday 14th, 1pm
Othello
Monday 10th, 1pm, 2.30pm
Tuesday 11th, 1pm, 2.30pm
Wednesday 12th, 10am, 11.30am
Friday 14th, 10, 11.30am
Venue: Bailey Allen Hall
Tickets €10