IN ANCIENT Rome, Julius Caesar was a well known ‘ladies man’. Such was the great general’s inability to stay away from other men’s wives that he was nicknamed ‘the bald adulterer’.
It goes to show that infidelity among politicians, celebrities, and men (and Caesar was all three ) is nothing new. Yet adultery seems to be something men are more likely to do than women. Why?
Some suggest it derives from the biological urge to pro-create and is linked with the pattern often displayed in the animal kingdom where the male sires offspring through numerous females. Other’s say it’s because ‘all men are bastards’.
Neither suggestion is satisfactory, so perhaps a better explanation can be found in Why Men Cheat, the theatre/comedy show from Galway playwright, actor, and director Peadar De Burca.
Why Men Cheat returns to the Town Hall Studio from Monday July 26 to Saturday 31 at 8pm, but this is a new version of the popular show. Playwright Peadar De Burca has re-written much of the text, so it is quite different from the version you may have seen before.
The show will be performed by De Burca and Brian O’Gibne and it will receive it’s international launch next month when it is performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tickets are available from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 and www.tht.ie
