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Off-Broadway! About Dublin Theatre Founding

Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 1:45 PM to 4:00 AM (ET)

New York, NY

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 Come see Gates of Gold at the 59e59 Theatre, which is always reliable for good, interesting work.

 

Gates of Gold sounds like a lot of cool things rolled into one: history, social commentary, drama, and Irish right in time for St. Patty's Day!  Plus, it's only $24.99, including transaction fee (regularly over $35).

 

It'll be fanTAStic!

 

Here's

1.  Some quick stuff about Gates of Gold

2.  Links to reviews of the show from when it played in England and Ireland

 

1.  Some cool stuff about "Gates of Gold"

 

-- It's a fictionalized account of Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir, who founded Dublin’s Gate Theatre in 1928, the first theater to offer Irish audiences an alternative to the more traditional fare produced at the Abbey Theatre.  (Orson Welles got his start here)

 

-- It's about a couple who were openly gay in a society which did not decriminalize homosexuality until the 1990s.

 

--The play was written by acclaimed Irish author Frank McGuinness, whose Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me earned a Tony Award nomination.

 

-- Gates of Gold got good reviews when it played in Ireland and England, including the following, "Gates of Gold is a touching, lovingly written story about complex emotional and psychological relationships between vividly drawn individuals ... The blend of larger than life theatrics and quieter, more intimate moments of revelation proves to be a perfect blend of form and content."

 

 

2.  Reviews of the Play (When it played in other venues)

The Stage (http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/14995/gates-of-gold)

Culture Vulture (http://www.culturevulture.net/Theater/GatesofGold.htm)

Alan Howard (http://www.alanhoward.org.uk/moregates.htm)

 

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59e59 Theatre
59 East 59th Street
New York, NY

Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 1:45 PM to 4:00 AM (ET)


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