Keogh show on gbs women

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.   
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.
‘My Fair Ladies’, which is produced and directed by Patrick Talbot, plays at Solstice Arts Centre on Friday 12th June, 8pm. Tickets €16/€14 are available from Box Office (046) 909 2300 or online www.solsticeartscentre.ie.