Firhouse resident to perform in play about proclamation signatories
By Mary Dennehy
LIVING in Firhouse for the past 40 years, thespian Barbara Brennan is performing in a theatrical play about the seven signatories on the Proclamation of the Irish Republic – and will be reading a monologue crafted by award-winning author, Emma Donoghue.
One of the nation’s finest and experienced actresses, Barbara has enjoyed a long, varied and highly praised career which includes theatre, TV and film work – with the seasoned actress performing in stage productions such as The Importance of Being Ernest, The Hanging Gardens and The Glass Menagerie, with screen work including The Clinic, The Tudors and the 2003 film, Veronica Guerin.
Barbara’s latest project is Signatories, a moving and personal theatre piece commissioned by UCD (University College Dublin) as the centrepiece of its 1916 commemorations.
Eight world class Irish writers, including Hugo Hamilton, Frank McGuinness, Marina Carr and Emma Donoghue, present the seven signatories and Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell in a series of monologues – which bring the audience into their innermost thoughts.
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