Pygmalion 26

Presented by Aisling Ghéar

Monday 19 October

Pygmalion 26 is aistriúchán Gaeilge é ar shaothar clasaiceach polaitiúil an údair G. B. Shaw. Tugann an léiriú seo saothar Shaw go Béal Feirste na bliana 2026.

Pléann Pygmalion le ceist an aicme shóisialta agus leis an dóigh a n-aithnítear an aicme sin trí bhlas cainte. Táimid ag tabhairt faoin téama sin agus á chíoradh trí phriosma aicme Shaw, chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an gceist: cé aige a bhfuil sé de cheart a rá gur cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge é?

Tá sé i gceist againn tabhairt faoin gceist seo leis an ngreann agus an íoróin a bhaineann le Pygmalion féin, agus leis an mbeocht, an ghrinn agus an cultúr teanga atá thart orainn i nGaeltacht uirbeach Iarthar Bhéal Feirste.

Pygmalion 26 is an Irish-language translation of GB Shaw’s classic political comedy. This production takes Shaw’s work and brings it to Belfast 2026.

Pygmalion deals with social class and its identification through accent. We are taking that theme and running it through Shaw’s prism of class to address the question of who can call themselves a native Irish speaker. We will be creating this with the humour that Shaw brings to Pygmalion, and the vibrant wit and linguistic culture that surrounds us in the urban Gaeltacht of West Belfast.

English language surtitles

This production and tour are funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, with additional funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Tá an léiriú seo agus an chamchuairt á maoiniú ag an gComhairle Ealaíon, le maoiniú breise ó Chomhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann.

Bríd Ó Gallchóir, Director of Aisling Ghéar, tells Oliver Callan about the play on RTÉ Radio.