'Electric Dream' comes true for Dingle playwright West Kerry players join Electric Picnic line-up
The talents of a young Dingle playwright and a group of West Kerry actresses will receive a national audience this Saturday as they take to the stage as part of the line-up of the eagerly anticipated boutique music festival, Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co. Laois.
This years Electric Picnic line up includes the legendary Sex Pistols, Josh Ritter, Duffy, Goldfrapp, CSS, The Gossip, Franz Ferdinand and Nick Cave as well as host of Irish talent including Sineád O'Connor, Cathy Davey and Christy Moore. Teilifís na Fís, a comedic Irish language drama penned by Dingle playwright Rachel Ní Fhionnáin is set to be one of the festival highlights as it will be performed in the Irish tent. West Kerry amauter actresses, including Emma Ní Dhúbhlaing, Niamh Ní Chonchúir and Sorcha Ní Dhubháin, perform the play on Saturday August 30th at 3pm, joining the likes of comedian Des Bishop and Hector Ó hEogáin in the festival's Irish Tent.
Rachel's comedic drama, written entirely as Gaeilge, follows of hilarious events set in a hair salon.
"The play is based around the events that take place when a pompous ex-news reader comes in to have her hair done" explained Rachel, "the twist is that those working in the hair salon realise that they have more in common with the news reader than they would have liked!"
This years Electric Picnic line up includes the legendary Sex Pistols, Josh Ritter, Duffy, Goldfrapp, CSS, The Gossip, Franz Ferdinand and Nick Cave as well as host of Irish talent including Sineád O'Connor, Cathy Davey and Christy Moore. Teilifís na Fís, a comedic Irish language drama penned by Dingle playwright Rachel Ní Fhionnáin is set to be one of the festival highlights as it will be performed in the Irish tent. West Kerry amauter actresses, including Emma Ní Dhúbhlaing, Niamh Ní Chonchúir and Sorcha Ní Dhubháin, perform the play on Saturday August 30th at 3pm, joining the likes of comedian Des Bishop and Hector Ó hEogáin in the festival's Irish Tent.
Rachel's comedic drama, written entirely as Gaeilge, follows of hilarious events set in a hair salon.
"The play is based around the events that take place when a pompous ex-news reader comes in to have her hair done" explained Rachel, "the twist is that those working in the hair salon realise that they have more in common with the news reader than they would have liked!"
The play received great acclaim at Corca Dhuibhne drama festival, Féile Dramaíochta Feothneach, earlier this year where Rachel and the young actresses received an award. They went on to represent Kerry at Féile Naisiúnta Dramaíochta, the national Irish language drama festival, which was held in Limerick last May, debuting the play to a national audience at the Belltable Arts Centre. The play was widely lauded among critics and consequently the talented West Kerry players were invited to join the star-studded line up in the Irish Tent at Electric Picnic.
"It's so exciting" said Rachel, who is the daughter of local GP, Dr. Mícheál Ó Fainnín, who is also a celebrated poet and writer. "We were all hoping to go to Electric Picnic this year, but we never dreamed that we'd actually be performing at it!"
"It's so exciting" said Rachel, who is the daughter of local GP, Dr. Mícheál Ó Fainnín, who is also a celebrated poet and writer. "We were all hoping to go to Electric Picnic this year, but we never dreamed that we'd actually be performing at it!"
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