Ballyturk stills

[jlucy]

   



Hi all, hope all you Cillian fans are doing well. I'm going to see this in Cork at the weekend and I can't wait. The reviews have been favourable so it should be a good night. The stills look amazing so I thought I'd drop a few in the snapshots thread. I will report back on how the experience was but don't worry I won't give anything away about the play in case anyone intends to see it.

So excited to see his acting live as well as Stephen Rea and Mikel Murfi (aka Zig and Zag's Aunt Monica - an Irish injoke).  

Ballyturk

[jlucy]

I saw the play at the weekend and it really was quite an experience which has given me a new found respect for Cillian. He is definitely a man who is not afraid to take risks in order to stretch himself as an actor which is one of the themes of the play I think - the dangers of becoming too comfortable in a mundane existence that imprisons you and fearing change; yet all the time yearning for something more which gives life meaning.

The acting was superb from all three, I really enjoyed Mikel Murfi's performance. The production was also very good, I especially enjoyed the music (Rick Astley got played at one point) which facilitated the comedy as well as the foreboding atmosphere.

It was funny, sad, scary, strange and deep and I have yet to fully digest the meaning of Ballyturk as it is definitely material rich for interpretation.