Brokentalkers brings the touring production of ‘Bellow’ to Lime Tree on Thursday, April 9

Brokentalkers brings the touring production of ‘Bellow’ to Lime Tree on Thursday, April 9. Pictured is Danny O’Mahony, watching Emily Kilkenny Roddy. Photo: Ste Murray. In Collaboration with Lime Tree Theatre

Brokentalkers brings the touring production of their critically acclaimed, theatre-music show Bellow to Lime Tree, Limerick, on April 9th

Hailed as “One of the best things I’ve ever seen”, Brokentalkers comes home to tour Ireland with their acclaimed stage show Bellow.

It tells the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost Irish accordionists, Danny O’Mahony – a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional Irish music and to the mastery of his craft. Bellow tours to six counties this April/May, opening at Lime Tree, Limerick on Thursday 9 April.

Bellow is a unique and astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring what it means to be an artist. The show takes the audience on a raw, intimate, deeply personal journey of self-reflection, passion, and the pursuit of artistic purpose. Weaving together past and present as Danny revisits pivotal moments in his life, his first taste of music as a child, the mentors who shaped him and the unrelenting pursuit of mastery that left room for little else.

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Alongside Danny’s sublime live playing, Bellow features an original electronic composition by Valgeir Sigurðsson, new writing and contemporary dance, heightening the tension between past and present.

This must-see show brings tradition back to the future and does it with empathy and style and beauty mixing dance, music, theatre and love for terrific Irish storytelling to the stage again and in true and considered approach by the multi-award winning Dublin based theatre company, Brokentalkers.

Co-Produced by The Everyman Cork, Droichead Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre and Town Hall Theatre Galway. Supported by Dublin Theatre Festival’s Futures Award.

The Irish Times say, “An ingenious odd couple. The pairing of a traditional musician with a maker of contemporary theatre…occupies a rarefied zone.” Bellow is a unique and astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring what it means to be an artist. ★★★★.5

Reviews Hub Ireland said, “Bellow succeeds in presenting a compelling hour and a half of story and theatre enhanced by great dance and some extraordinary music.”

Tripe + Drisheen say the show is “an inspiring production, exhibiting all the potential and magic of theatre in a thought-provoking and emotive piece of work”.

Dance Enthusiast NYC said, “Emotion becomes visible most powerfully by dancer Emily Kilkenny Roddy.”

Lighting & Sound America NYC said, “Bellow, the direction of which is credited to Brokentalkers, rarely, if ever, puts a foot wrong.”

Performers include Danny O’Mahony, Gary Keegan & Emily Kilkenny Roddy. The Creative Team are Written & Created by Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan & Danny O’Mahony; Movement Director: Eddie Kay; Sound Design & Composition: Valgeir Sigurðsson; Set Design: Sabine Dargent; Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels; Costume Design: Sarah Foley; Dramaturg: Bjarni Jonsson; Mask Design & Construction: Ger Clancy; Creative Producer: Rachel Bergin; and Line Producer: Evie Mc Guinness.

Bellow comes to Lime Tree Limerick, Limerick on Thursday, April 9 at 8.00 pm. Tickets are available through Lime Tree Box Office – Tel: 061 953 400 or the Lime Tree website, priced €18 – €20.