The Linenhall Arts Centre will showcase its first online theatre offering, Mustard on Thursday, April 29, via its new on-demand platform, which is available to view from 6pm until 11pm on the evening.
A one-woman show about heartbreak, madness and how condiments are the ultimate coping mechanism, Mustard is written and performed by award-winning playwright and performer Eva O’Connor and directed by Hildegard Ryan.
Presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company in association with Sunday's Child Theatre - when E meets the man of her dreams, a professional cyclist, love hits her in the pubic bone like a train. But when it ends, she plummets into a black hole of heartbreak at the speed of a doped-up team on the Tour de France.
Mustard has been winning rave reviews and is described as "Part Fleabag, part Marina Abramovic" as "It straddles the line between theatre and performance art."
Bernadette Greenan, Director of the Linenhall, commented: "It’s a real thrill to access theatre during this time and we can’t think of a better artist to go on this journey with, than the supreme talent that is Eva O’Connor."
Falling next up for Flim Club
Starring Viggo Mortensen and Laura Linney, Falling is the latest instalment of the Linenhall’s Film Club. John lives with his partner, Eric, and their daughter, Mónica, in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago.
John's father, Willis, a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis is in the early stages of dementia, making running the farm on his own increasingly difficult, so John brings him to stay at his California home so that he and his sister Sarah might help him find a place near them to relocate to.
Unfortunately, their best intentions ultimately run up against Willis’s adamant refusal to change his way of life in the slightest. The virtual ticket includes an exclusive Q&A with Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney and Terry Chen in conversation with Edith Bowman.
Workshops with something for everyone
A four-week online workshop series, part of the Family Centre’s Flourish initiative, offers you the opportunity to develop new interests and explore new hobbies. Get Creative with Flourish provides a supportive and enjoyable way to connect socially with others in the community, and runs every Tuesday afternoon at 2.15pm commencing on April 13 until May 4.
Writing for Children and Young People with E.R. Murray kicks off on Monday, May 10. A niche artform, writing for young audiences requires the development of unique skills and participants will be in good hands with Elizabeth, as she guides you through a wide range of topics including age classifications, dialogue and world building. The workshops run for two hours over four weeks, via Zoom.
The fourth and final episode of Stories, Songs and Shenanigans with Aindrias de Staic on April 14 features multi-instrumentalist Rick Epping. A massive hit with online audiences over the past month, the guests featured, including Nicola Joyce of the Whileaways, Castlebar’s Laura Ryder and Leo Moran of The Saw Doctors, have shared the best tunes and wild Atlantic wit with storyteller extraordinaire, Aindrais de Staic.
For those seeking further insightful arts content, there are a multitude of free options on the Linenhall’s You Tube Channel. The hugely popular series Stór Ceoil Mhaigh Eo wraps up this week with renowned button-accordion player Pat Friel as David Munnelly’s final guest.
Poetry lovers can still enjoy the fabulous A fine line…. recordings and for all things Linenhall, Hall Talk with Bryan Gerard Duffy features a range of entertaining interviews with special friends of the arts centre.
More information including ticketing details are available here: http://www.thelinenhall.com and The Linenhall’s You Tube Channel can be accessed via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6nPt0Nw6Do3BLC94NpNCQ
