tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005314134013556886.post4856876850300174301..comments2024-03-17T07:54:08.822+00:00Comments on Michael Farry: The Life of Francis LedwidgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005314134013556886.post-89310761323284301372013-09-09T21:09:07.573+01:002013-09-09T21:09:07.573+01:00The tragic saga of Francis Ledwidge was brought to...The tragic saga of Francis Ledwidge was brought to life in the Pearse Theatre on Thursday last when the play To One Dead was performed in front of a full house. After a slow start on the previous Monday the word had spread across the city and Ledwidge enthusiasts began to crowd into the theatre. Francis Ledwidge was sensitively played by Tomás Gleeson who delivered ten of Ledwidge's poems to perfection as part of the play. Natasha Duffy played the part of a feisty Ellie Vaughey, but the key performance in the show was played by Niamh Kavanagh who played three parts, Ellie's bridesmaid, an English nurse and a French maid on the war-front where Ledwidge went for rest and recreation. The whole play was topped off by the use of two film clips, one of the battle of Gallipoli and one of the 1916 Rebellion, both of which were relevant to the story of Francis Ledwidge's life.<br /><br /><br />Captions......<br /><br />(1) Fr. Devas (Frank Allen) annoints Francis Ledwidge (Tomás Gleeson) at the end of the play.<br /><br /><br />(2) Francis Ledwidge (Tomás Gleeson) kisses the hand of a French maid ( Niamh Kavanagh) in a French café near the war front in 1917.msripostenoreply@blogger.com