‘An uncannily brilliant performance by the inimitable Des Keogh as George Bernard Shaw
– go now!’ – Joe Duffy RTE
‘A highly entertaining evening’ – **** Irish Mail on Sunday
‘Des Keogh’s comic timing is spot on. The veteran actor clearly relishes his latest
role’ – **** Irish Examiner
Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, one of Ireland’s most renowned actors and performers, Des Keogh, gets to fulfil a life-long ambition to play legendary Irish man of letters George Bernard Shaw.
Following the phenomenal world-wide success of his show The Love-Hungry Farmer by John B. Keane, which he also adapted, Des has written and performs in a hugely entertaining new play entitled My Fair Ladies about the many ladies in the extraordinary life of one of the greatest playwrights of all time.
My Fair Ladies, which is produced and directed by Patrick Talbot comes to The Civic in Tallaght on Friday, 26th and Saturday, 27th June 2015 at 8pm.
In the play Bernard Shaw shares anecdotes about the loves of his life, who included leading actresses of his day like Mrs Pat Campbell and Ellen Terry, and elaborates on his forthright views on marriage and celibacy. Shaw was a prolific and controversial author and critic. His many plays included Pygmalion which was turned into the phenomenally successful musical My Fair Lady.
Des Keogh has just completed two sell-out runs of the acclaimed revival of Moll by John B. Keane at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin. In 2014 he appeared in the world-premiere production of Dreamland by Jim Nolan, for which he was nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award.
For further information contact The Civic on 01 4627477 or visit the event page here.
