Brídín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh is back at Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair for one night only

Gweedore native Brídín Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh returns to the very stage where her career began - Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair - with Dathanna Geala Amháin (Bright Colours Only), a wickedly funny one-woman Irish-language show.

This homecoming performance, which takes place at 8pm on Wednesday, May 14, is part of a nationwide tour of the newly translated Irish version of Pauline Goldsmith’s acclaimed Irish Wake Show and promises a powerful and poignant night for the local audience. Tickets are available on EventBrite.

Brídín, best known for her role in Ros na Rún, started out with Aisteoirí Ghaoth Dobhair and is excited to bring this unique piece back to her own community.

Bright Colours Only is a wickedly funny one-woman show, resurrected for the first time for the Galway Theatre Festival and on tour. Enjoy a drop of the hard stuff and join us on this heartwarming journey to the edge of oblivion. This show is only suitable for those dying to live. Tea, sympathy and sandwiches will also be provided. English surtitles will be available. The show contains some mild swearing and references to violence, suitable for 14-year-olds and up.

Muireann Kelly, Artistic Director, An Taibhdhearc commented: “As the National Irish Language Theatre, it is vital that we tell stories like ‘Bright Colours Only’ - a play that celebrates humour and resilience, and reflects how we are at our best when we come together. Stories that come from all parts of this island need to be heard and seen in Irish, both on our stage at An Taibhdhearc and on tour across the North and South of Ireland and abroad.

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"Our vision is to produce engaging work in Irish, reflecting who we are today, while providing a home for ambitious Irishamh language artists and their work. This is the first production in our new season of five events that will take place in 2025, stories about and for all of us, for those who use Irish every day, those learning and the Gaeilge curious”

Brídín spent nine years acting in Ros Na Rún and her recent performance credits include An Bhfuil a Fhios Agat (2021), The Queen VS Patrick O Donnell (2022) and Díolta Faoina Luach (2023). She spent her youth performing locally with Aisteoirí Ghaoth Dobhair before coming to NUIG and graduating with a degree in Theatre and Performance with Arts.