Loud and proud in the Big Apple
Binlids
gel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts
New York
old cathedral in Lower Manhattan was the location for this
fantastic production. With a strong cast, a well written script
and directed by Pam Brighton, Binlids dramatises the effects of
the last thirty years of conflict and struggle in West Belfast,
as seen through the eyes of ordinary people.
A community that has suffered for decades with censorship and
marginalisation, here get a chance to voice their experiences and
allow the audience to be right there on the scene through the
various stages as the conflict unfolds - from the Civil Rights
Movement to internment, right through the Hunger Strikes, which
struck a highly emotive chord with this reviewer, and on to the
search for a peaceful settlement.
The ingenious play uses a promenade approach in portraying
events; with five stages the audience is continuously jumping
from one to the other.
Binlids will leave a lasting impression on all who see it and has
played to large appreciative audiences in New York. It is an
experience that is highly recommended.
By Niall O'Rourke
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