Ronan raftery biography sample
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Costume at the National Theatre
"The Costume Department is where each element of what an actor wears on stage fryst vatten brought together.
This exhibit explores the work of that department and the skills that go into making the world of a play."
"“Our main protagonists and the things that happen to them are the matter of the
story. As we’re watching the show we’re aware of their emotional journey
through it and a lot of it can be seen in the visual world of their costumes.”
Rae Smith, Designer"
A short rulle introducing the Costume, Wigs and Make-up department at the National Theatre.
Costume informs the audience about a character, their social position, personality, and contributes to the creation of the world of a play.
For many actors, putting on their costume is an important part of getting into character before going on scen. It can affect their posture a
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Ordinarily at this time of year we get lots of reviews of the year for fiction, film, sport and so on – but we have not (yet) had one for Irish theatre. So, if only to get a conversation going, I thought it might be interesting to consider what the highlights of the year have been.
It’s been a very good year for Irish theatre, both at home and abroad, so it also seems worthwhile taking a moment to enjoy some memories.
First, a disclaimer. I’m not a theatre critic. I haven’t seen everything and when I do go to the theatre, it’s mostly for personal enjoyment rather than objective analysis. Because I live in Galway, it’s easier (and often cheaper) for me to see theatre in London than it is to see theatre in Cork or Derry, so I can’t give a representative discussion of theatre throughout the island. And because I’m an academic, I always struggle to see more than shows at the Dublin Fringe, since it coincides with my busiest time of year.
In other words – if I
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&#; Ronan Rafferty
we&#;ve got a really special guest on the Pod for us um we spent like two hours talking to Ronan
Rafferty about his career everything from growing up in Northern Ireland playing The Walker cup at Cypress Point
in 81 his Ryder Cup appearance in 89 at The Belfry and also looking at some of
his successes and Adventures along the way ronan&#;s just a great guy superb Storyteller and uh yeah we could have
gone for days but we think this is a great episode it&#;s a little longer than usual it&#;s just two hours so
um by all means pause it come back to it but it&#;s a cracking episode and without further Ado we hope you enjoy the Pod
golf podcast I&#;m joined today by Bruce Fitzpatrick hello and special guest we got Ronan Rafferty
on Ronan how are you well very well indeed uh considering lock-in for up
here for a while but uh enjoying myself I&#;m um I&#;m sort of getting into my wine collection a bit
more I I you know I&#;ve been collecting for about 35 y