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Niamh is dyslexic, aged 60; mostly she’s worked as a carer but now after months of lockdown hell, she’s determined to change her life. Her passion is country music and she knows that if she’s ever going to fulfil her dream of singing at Blackpool’s Country Music Festival, she’ll have to confront her demons of literacy; one woman’s brave journey of transformation, against all odds.
Goodbye Jolene
THEATRE
Take the Space present Goodbye Jolene a new play by Siobhán Nicholas
Cast: Chris Barnes and Siobhán Nicholas
Director: Sian Webber
Dramaturg: Chris Hannan
Designer: Ellen Cairns
Musicians: Andy Newell and Billy Stallibrass
Take the Space return to Sands Films Studios with their new play Goodbye Jolene
Country Music meets Choral in this new play about Literacy, Lockdown and the Love of music.
Niamh is dyslexic, aged 60; mostly she’s worked as a carer but now after months of lockdown hell, she’s determined to change her life. Her passion is country music and she knows that if she’s ever going to fulfil her dream of singing at Blackpool’s Country Music Festival, she’ll need to confront her literacy demons once and for all.
Norman is the local choir master; his passion is the early music of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis but somehow he’s persuaded to become Niamh’s mentor. He's posh and she’s not. A rocky alliance begins!
The story of a woman, who with grit and courage, resolves to grab a bigger life before it’s too late.
{Goodbye Jolene} “has a big-hearted, positive narrative that reaches beyond the traditional”
Graham Hall, director of The Saturn Project
“This tiny company punches way above its weight – see them and experience meticulously researched theatre that stimulates, entertains and relies on skill and imagination” The Public Review
To attend this performance in person: click here to reserve your seat.
Niamh is dyslexic, aged 60; mostly she’s worked as a carer but now after months of lockdown hell, she’s determined to change her life. Her passion is country music and she knows that if she’s ever going to fulfil her dream of singing at Blackpool’s Country Music Festival, she’ll have to confront her demons of literacy; one woman’s brave journey of transformation, against all odds.
Goodbye Jolene
THEATRE
Take the Space present Goodbye Jolene a new play by Siobhán Nicholas
Cast: Chris Barnes and Siobhán Nicholas
Director: Sian Webber
Dramaturg: Chris Hannan
Designer: Ellen Cairns
Musicians: Andy Newell and Billy Stallibrass
Take the Space return to Sands Films Studios with their new play Goodbye Jolene
Country Music meets Choral in this new play about Literacy, Lockdown and the Love of music.
Niamh is dyslexic, aged 60; mostly she’s worked as a carer but now after months of lockdown hell, she’s determined to change her life. Her passion is country music and she knows that if she’s ever going to fulfil her dream of singing at Blackpool’s Country Music Festival, she’ll need to confront her literacy demons once and for all.
Norman is the local choir master; his passion is the early music of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis but somehow he’s persuaded to become Niamh’s mentor. He's posh and she’s not. A rocky alliance begins!
The story of a woman, who with grit and courage, resolves to grab a bigger life before it’s too late.
{Goodbye Jolene} “has a big-hearted, positive narrative that reaches beyond the traditional”
Graham Hall, director of The Saturn Project
“This tiny company punches way above its weight – see them and experience meticulously researched theatre that stimulates, entertains and relies on skill and imagination” The Public Review