There is a great buzz about Siamsa this week... our wonderful production Imigéin is going on tour for two nights. This Saturday and Sunday (30th and 31st August) members of our performing cast will be at the Lime Tree theatre to bring to the people of Limerick the story of ‘the Irish habit of going away’ the struggle to “fit in” in foreign lands. This tale resonates with generations of Irish people past and present.
“To feel torn between two places is a difficult thing. It is an emotional struggle, it challenges ones identity, ones sense of place, ones sense of belonging. An emigrant is on the search for a new home, but already has a home. The story is simple. A young woman leaves her family to go to an 'other' place. A place that will not feel like home in the beginning but she will connect to this place; she will begin to settle here.” Joanne Barry (Director)
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| Rehearsals! |
Sue-Ellen
Chester-MacCarthy is the choreographer - the grand-daughter of an Irish
emigrant and having herself immigrated from Australia to these shores, she felt
she was able to bring her own very personal experiences to this particular
production.
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| A scene from the show |
The music
for the show is the work of musical dramatist, Conor Mitchell. Conor is an
opera, music-theatre and orchestral composer from Northern Ireland and he spent
weeks working with the show’s team in creating rich melodies throughout.
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| Onwards to Limerick - Des and Declan getting the show on the road... |
Imigéin
tours to the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick Saturday 30th and Sunday
31st August. Directed
by Joanne Barry, Choreography by Sue Ellen MacCarthy, Set & Costume Design
by Conor Murphy, Musical Dramatist, Conor Mitchell. Lighting design for this tour is by John
Hurley.
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