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Love Matters

Love Matters

Set in a notorious working class housing estate, ‘Big Ernie’ is due for release – the big question is whether he’ll cope with the time he’s lost and whether others can cope with the time he hasn’t been there for them? But the even bigger question is how he copes with the fact that his wife has begun an affair with the 18 year old son of the Detective that put him in prison! An internal feud between the Loyalists and the PSNI serves as an intriguing and tense backdrop to the universal themes of love and loyalty, trust and forgiveness.

Strong language, strong emotions and gunshot

Original Production

Playwright: Gary Mitchell
Date of first production: 29 February 2012
Venue: Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

Cast  
Julie Tara Breathnach
Brad Cillian Ó Gairbhi
Darren Diarmuid Murtagh
Big Ernie Seán Ó Muireagáin
Wee Ernie Piaras Ó Donnaile
Sadie Carina Mac Leod
Henry Nollaig Mac Aodh
Production Team  
Director Brid Ó Gallchoir & Tony Devlin
Set Designer David Craig
Lighting Designer Rory Casey & Conleth White
Script Translator Andrea Higgins
Production Manager Rory Casey
Stage Manager Gillian Trueman
Set Builder Seán Mac Seain
Sound Designer Dave Walker
Costumer Designer Chris Hunter
Scenic Artist Chris Hunter
Photographer Carrie McKee & Geraldine Boyle
Translator Andrea Higgins & Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill

 

Love Matters

Coimisiún úrnua atá sa dráma seo scríofa ag an scríbhneoir gradam rathúla, Gary Mitchell agus maoinithe ag an Chrannchur Náisiúnta. Suite i Ráth Cúile, tá scaoileadh i ndán d’Ernie Mór- an mbeidh sé in ann déileáil leis an méid ama atá caillte aige agus an mbeidh daoine eile in ann déileáil leis an leis an méid ama atá caillte aige leosan? Níos tábhachtaí arís, an beidh sé ann déileáil le is an chaidreamh suirí atá tosaithe ag bean chéile Ernie le mac an bhleachtaire a chur i príosún é, nach bhfuil ach ocht mbliana déag d’aois? Achrann inmheánach idir na póilíní agus grúpaí paraimíleatacha dílseacha- seo an cúlra corraitheach agus teannasach do théamaí uilíocha an ghrá, an mhuinín agus an maithiúnas. Mar a bheifeá ag súil beidh mothúcháin láidre ann, scaoileadh na mionnaí móra, agus scaoileadh ghunna.

An Léiriú Bunaidh

Scríbhneoir: Gary Mitchell
Dáta an chéad léirthe: 29 Feabhra 2012
Ionad: Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

Cliar Bhunaidh  
Julie Tara Breathnach
Brad Cillian Ó Gairbhi
Darren Diarmuid Murtagh
Big Ernie Seán Ó Muireagáin
Wee Ernie Piaras Ó Donnaile
Sadie Carina Mac Leod
Henry Nollaig Mac Aodh
Foireann Léirithe  
Striúrthóir Brid Ó Gallchoir & Tony Devlin
Dearadh Seit David Craig
Dearadh Soilse Rory Casey & Conleth White
Aistritheoir Scripte Andrea Higgins
Bainisteoir Léirithe Rory Casey
Bainisteoir Stáitse Gillian Trueman
Tógálaí Seit Seán Mac Seain
Dearthóir Fuaime Dave Walker
Dearadh Feisteas Chris Hunter
Ealaíontoir Seit Chris Hunter
Grianghrafadóir Carrie McKee & Geraldine Boyle
Aistritheoir Andrea Higgins & Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill