BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20211124T200000Z DTEND:20211125T214500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:THE CAUSE – Presented by The Glen Drama Theatre Group Banteer DESCRIPTION:The Glen Drama Theatre Group Banteer presents The Cause\, an original and new work by a native son. Written by Se n O'Deadaigh\, based on an adaptation of his screenplay Cause to Kill\, The Cause is centred on the burning of Cork City in 1920.\n\n\n\nThe Cause is our story\, our struggle the birth of a nation from the ashes of a city.\n\nThe Cause is the dramatic telling of the days surrounding the single greatest atrocity of our War of Independence\, the burning of Cork City\, December 1920.\n\n\n\nThe plot revolves around the capture of a British Officer\, Spencer Chapman\, World War 1 veteran and member of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary. His captors are members of Cork No.1 Brigade\, Irish Revolutionary Army Captain Se n O'Donoghue and Volunteer Jamesy O'Mahoney. Over the course of the play personal histories and motives are woven into the relationships of the three soldiers. The clash of culture and ideology mixed with rage and passion makes for a potent mix of history and politics.\n\n\n\nNews from the outside is brought by Cumann na mBan members\, Peggy Duggan and Katie (Birdie) Conway\, and their stories heighten the tension amongst the men. The terrible toll that war and killing exacts is captured poignantly in Katie singing "Blood on My Hands". With time running out for the British Officer Chapman\, news of a further atrocity in West Cork reveals a hidden dark secret that seals his fate.\n\n\n\nThe play will feature an original score composed by Peter O'Sullivan.\n\nThis play is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Terence Mac Swiney 1879-1920. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Glen Drama Theatre Group Banteer \;presents \;The Cause\, \;an original and new work by a native son. Written by Seá\;n O&rsquo\;Deadaigh\, based on an adaptation of his screenplay \;Cause to Kill\, \;The Cause \;is centred on the burning of Cork City in 1920.
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\nThe Cause \;is our story\, our struggle &ndash\; the birth of a nation from the ashes of a city.
\nThe Cause \;is the dramatic telling of the days surrounding the single greatest atrocity of our War of Independence\, the burning of Cork City\, December 1920.
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\nThe plot revolves around the capture of a British Officer\, Spencer Chapman\, World War 1 veteran and member of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary. His captors are members of Cork No.1 Brigade\, Irish Revolutionary Army Captain Seá\;n O&rsquo\;Donoghue and Volunteer Jamesy O&rsquo\;Mahoney. Over the course of the play personal histories and motives are woven into the relationships of the three soldiers. The clash of culture and ideology mixed with rage and passion makes for a potent mix of history and politics.
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\nNews from the outside is brought by Cumann na mBan members\, Peggy Duggan and Katie (Birdie) Conway\, and their stories heighten the tension amongst the men. The terrible toll that war and killing exacts is captured poignantly in Katie singing &ldquo\;Blood on My Hands&rdquo\;. With time running out for the British Officer Chapman\, news of a further atrocity in West Cork reveals a hidden dark secret that seals his fate.
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\nThe play will feature an original score composed by Peter O&rsquo\;Sullivan.
\nThis play is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Terence Mac Swiney 1879-1920. LOCATION:The Everyman\, 15 MacCurtain Street\, Victorian Quarter\, Cork\, T23 E094\, Ireland UID:e.2489.23923 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T163924Z URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/the-cause-presented-by-the-glen-drama-theatre-group-banteer-23923 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR