{"id":20499,"date":"2022-09-07T15:05:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=20499"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T14:05:52","slug":"award-winning-drama-at-armaghs-market-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2022\/09\/award-winning-drama-at-armaghs-market-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Drama at Armagh\u2019s Market Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>An award-winning play, \u2018Green &amp; Blue\u2019 tells the story of a developing friendship between an RUC officer and a Garda officer on the border at the height of the Troubles. This is a beautifully written play about what it means to be human in extraordinary circumstances, and what it\u2019s like to be hunted when you\u2019re protecting a man-made line on the ground.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The play stars two of Northern Ireland\u2019s finest actors, James Doran and Vincent Higgins. James Doran plays Garda officer Eddie O\u2019Halloran, originally from West Cork, patrolling the Monaghan side of the border while Vincent Higgins is David McCabe, an RUC officer whose experience of patrolling the Fermanagh side is vastly different from his southern counterpart. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20500\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/press-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"709\" \/>Set in 1994, just before the IRA ceasefire, the pair recount their experiences, taking in the history of the conflict in Ireland, how they joined their respective organisations and the day-to-day life of working in a disputed territory.<\/p>\n<p>The play is laced with humour, insight and lots of touching moments. Despite their different backgrounds, Eddie and David strike up a common bond and begin to learn more about themselves, their similarities as well as their differences. David\u2019s experiences are harrowing, steeped in violence and the threat of violence, while Eddie\u2019s are much more ordinary except for his occasional run-ins with the local IRA commander.<\/p>\n<p>But there is a brooding sense of what happens on one side of the border affects the other side. The two areas share a mutual dependence. With that air of comradeship felt by two people doing the same job, the pair decide to meet in a farmer\u2019s field that straddles the border and find out that the \u2018grass is no greener for sure\u2019 on the other side of this invisible divide.<\/p>\n<p>Every line of the play is loaded, each scene redolent of the overall tragedy of Irish history and its wasted lives. These two ordinary men represent all of us and our place in a divided land. It allows us to glimpse the human beings behind the uniform. It eloquently explores the human cost of man-made borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Green &amp; Blue\u2019 will be staged at Armagh\u2019s Market Place Theatre on Wednesday 21 September at 8pm. Tickets priced \u00a315 and \u00a313 [concession] can be booked online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitarmagh.com\/marketplacetheatre\">www.visitarmagh.com\/marketplacetheatre<\/a>, or through the Box Office on 03300 561 025. This show is part of the Theatre\u2019s Autumn 22 Drama multibuy offer.<\/p>\n<p>And to keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh\">www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh<\/a>) and Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh\">www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh<\/a>) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An award-winning play, \u2018Green &amp; Blue\u2019 tells the story of a developing friendship between an RUC officer and a Garda officer on the border at the height of the Troubles. 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