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Celebrating equality: Colin’s Bird takes to Olympia stage
NUJ member Colin Murphy has written a drama documentary based on Charlie Bird’s book, A Day in May.
That book tells the story of the marriage equality referendum and focuses on May 23rd, 2015, when Ireland became the first nation in the world to introduce marriage equality by popular vote.
The world premiere of the drama documentary, directed by Gerard Stembridge, takes place at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin at 7.30pm on Sunday 24th and Monday 25th June, with profits going to Pieta House.
The event is supported by Dublin Pride and tickets from €25.50 inclusive are on sale now from Ticketmaster Ireland
Charlie, now retired from RTÉ, is
a former NUJ activist and accidentally became involved and then immersed in the Yes Equality campaign. The drama documentary marks a unique collaboration among three significant figures in the Irish media.
Charlie, inspired by the ‘Yes
Equality‘ campaign, travelled across Ireland to meet some of the people most deeply affected by the referendum result. In his book, he brought to life their stories of living in the shadow of inequality and oppression.
From these stories playwright Colin Murphy has created a drama documentary charting the 35-year struggle for equality for the LGBT+ community in Ireland, which culminated in the marriage equality referendum.
The play will form a central part of this year’s Dublin Pride festival. Clodagh Leonard, Dublin LGBTQ Pride chairperson, said, "As long as we keep celebrating that day in May, we must keep telling the stories of the people behind it.”
Brian J. Higgins, Pieta House CEO, said three
years after the referendum, stigmas such as homophobia and transphobia still lead people to their doors. The vision of Pieta House is of a world where suicide, self-harm, and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care and acceptance.
“Funds raised by A Day in May will help us support those young members of the LGBT+ community who need us most via our partnership with BeLonG To, and we are grateful to Charlie and everyone involved in the creation of this wonderful book and play for their support,” he said.
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