Satharn 21 Samhain

Slán | 8in

Ticéid: €15

An chéad léiriú de dhráma úr Gaeilge, Slán le Celia de Fréine, arna léiriú ag Splódar agus Ionad Ealaíon na nGleannta. Déanann an drámadóir Celia de Fréine iniúchadh ar an gcaoi ina ndéantar íospartach de chailín óg leochaileach de bharr bhrústocaireacht agus fhaicheall na hEaglaise agus an Stáit ag leibhéal áitiúil. Diaidh ar ndiadh, trína hiarrachtaí féin, aimsíonn sí faoiseamh corrach. go dtí go ndéanann iriseoir iarracht a scéal folaithe a réiteach, rud thugann í siar go tréimhse a thriall sí a scriosadh as a cuimhne. Cliair an dráma ná: Mary Rooney, Siún Ní Cheallaigh, Aoife Kearns, Niamh Ní Bhrian, Raphaelle Nic Annaidh, Colm Mac Giolla Fhiantain, Edwin Mullane, Max Ó Floinn, agus Gráinne Colreavy.

Saturday 21 November

Slán | 8pm

Tickets: €15

The premiere of a new Irish-language play, Slán by Celia de Fréine, produced by Splódar and The Glens Arts Centre. The playwright, Celia de Fréine explores how a vulnerable young girl becomes a victim of the machinations of Church and State at local level. Eventually, through her own efforts she finds an uneasy contentment until an investigative journalist attempts to unravel her hidden story and thereby bring her back to a time she wants to erase from her memory. Featuring Mary Rooney, Siún Ní Cheallaigh, Aífe Kearns, Niamh Ní Bhrian, Raphaelle Nic Annaidh, Colm Mac Giolla Fhiantain, Edwin Mullane, Max Ó Floinn and Gráinne Colreavy

‘Slán’ le Celia de Fréine

Mary Rooney Seo an tríú léiriú le Splódar in ar ghlac Mary páirt. B’iad Sadhbh agus Damhsa ag Lúnasa na cinn eile. This is Mary’s third appearance in an Irish language production by Splódar. Previously she had major roles in Sadhbh and Damhsa ag Lúnasa.

Siún Ní Cheallaigh Ghlac Siún páirt i léirithe agus ceardlanna nuair a bhí sí ar an Ollscoil. Bhí ról Agnes aici in Damhsa ag Lúnasa le Splódar. Siún took part in workshops and productions in University. She is extremely interested in drama for young people. Her most recent role was in Damhsa ag Lúnasa.

Aífe Kearns Seo an dara uair do Aífe bheith páirteach i dráma le Splódar. Ghlac sí páirt sa dráma cáiliúil In Progress le St John Ervine Aoife made her Glens Centre debut in the famous anti- war play In Progress by St John Irvine

Niamh Ní Bhrian Is dearthóir amharclainne agus scannánadóireachta í Niamh chomh maith le bheith ina haisteoir. Ghlac sí páirt sa dráma Eclipsed le Patricia Burke-Brogan. As well as being an accomplished actress Niamh is also a stage and film designer. Her first role for Splódar was in Patricia Burke-Brogan’s well-known work Eclipsed.

Raphaelle Nic Annaidh Bronnadh céim sa nGaeilge ar Raphaelle i mbliana. Tá anspéis aici sa drámaíocht Ghaeilge. D’fhreastail sí ar cheardlanna a d’eagraigh Splódar. A graduate in Irish, Raphaelle is very interested in drama in Irish. This is her first role with Splódar. She has participated in workshops organised by the company.

Colm Mac Giolla Fhiantain Fear siúlach scéalach! Chaith sé os cionn fiche bliain I mBarcelona ag aisteoireacht trí mheán na Catalóinse, na Castílise agus an Bhéarla. Colm, who lives in Sligo spent over twenty years in Barcelona as an actor. He has performed in Catalonian, Castilian and English but his favourite language is Irish and he previously played in that language in the Splódar production Medea.

Edwin Mullane Aisteoir, léiritheoir amharclainne agus scannánadóireachta é Edwin. An-spéis aige sa drámaíocht Ghaeilge. Seo a chéad pháirt i ndráma le Splódar This is Edwin’s first play with Splódar. He is both a theatre and film director. In 2025, he codirected and produced the award winning film Horseshoe. A Day in the Sun starring Lalor Roddy was featured on RTE 2’s shortscreen programme.

Max Ó Floinn Aisteoir nua eile a bhfuil an-spéis aige sa Ghaeilge agus sa drámaíocht é Max. D’fhreastail se ar cheardlanna a d’eagraigh Splódar. This is Max’s first role in a Splódar production having come out of the very successful workshops conducted by Joni Crone, Dave McEvoy and Sheila O’Keefe.

Gráinne Colreavy Aisteoir nua eile ag Splódar cé go ndearna sí páirteanna i ndrámaí Béarla thar na blianta. This is Gráinne’s first part in an Irish language . Her support of the language goes back to the establishment of the local Gaelscoil whose linguistic and artistic influence is significant in the cultural life of the locality.