The Byrnes and the Boards
Gay Byrne, famous broadcaster, and Gabriel Byrne laid the first boards of the stage of the new Grand Canal Square Theatre in Dublin yesterday.
Our Gabriel said: “Every village, every city, needs a theatre. It’s not just a building; it’s about being exposed to new ideas. Theatre changes the way we view society and connects us to global ideas. In the past, we’ve suffered from being closed off.” And: “The theatre is seriously important for who we are. In the past, the most important building in a village was a church,” the actor added. “A theatre can be as powerful as a church, but without being as controlling.”
Read the Irish Times article for more on this event. And here is the film of the event. Click on the picture of GB towards the bottom of the screen to start the clip.
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at 7:44 AM
YOU HAVE TO SEE THE FILLUM of this event:
http://tinyurl.com/nw5un4
Plus, I was talking to someone on Twitter who met Gabriel last night. He said: “Gabriel Byrne was absolutely lovely. Quite philosophical! He spent ages chatting to us even though his cab was waiting.”
at 10:52 AM
Lozzie: GASP! That was great. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m putting the URL in the actual posting so everyone will be sure to see it. You are a good detective!
Stella
at 10:58 AM
I love my work
Doesn’t he just look stunning? Oh, and I am now praying like mad that he does, indeed, go to Dublin in order to tread the boards. If that happens, I actually will have a chance of going to see him, as Dublin is less than an hour by air from where I live.
Now he’s put it out to the Universe that he wants to come home and do some theatre, it is likely to happen. The only question is when.
at 12:33 PM
Lozzie, thanks thanks thanks!
You are fantastic, wonderful, super!!
(Gabriel is wonderful too)
Bye bye
Daniela
at 12:40 PM
Lozzie! If you read the Forum, you will see that some of us are planning a trip to Ireland in 2010. We entertain no real hope of seeing him and are just planing to walk in his footsteps…gawd, do we sound like pilgrims or what? Anyway, now there might be a chance that he will be there too and we could see him on the stage and and and…Sorry. I’ll stop now.
And yes, Daniela. Lozzie rocks!
Stella
at 1:36 PM
OMG if you come to Ireland then I too will be there to meet you! I adore Dublin, Gabriel or no Gabriel …
at 8:01 AM
NEWSFLASH: Gabriel has been named honorary director of this theatre.
http://bit.ly/m91Ya
I feel so proud of him!
at 9:27 AM
Eek, me again.
You can see some more pictures from the event here:
http://tinyurl.com/m3mf9e
They’re all covered in watermarks but are still things of great beauty