by Rose Rushe
ALMOST a year ago a group of volunteers from Northside Family Resource Centre applied for a Compassionate Communities grant to stage a piece of theatre: “Theatre that would highlight the importance of thinking, talking and sharing our thoughts about the end of life,” explains director Karen Fitzgibbon.
A founder member of Teaspach company, Fitzgibbon has long experience of coaching communities in all aspects of staging a drama, funded usually by Limerick Clare Education and Training Board.
We hear that the outcome of working with Northside, ‘taLK’, was written through workshop devising between the actors and writer.
“There has been laughter and some tears but what has emerged is a beautiful, witty and heartfelt piece, showing one woman’s journey through diagnosis to prognosis to living well, and the wonderfully charismatic people she meets along the way”.
One night only at Ballynanty Community Centre, this over 16s work takes place the night of Wednesday June 10 at 8pm. Donations to Milford Hospice are welcome.
