Presented by Benbo
Productions in association with the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, Social
Sciences, UCC, “
The Cambria”, tells
the story of a trans-Atlantic
paddle-steamer which set sail on August 10th, 1845, on the trans Atlantic route
with escaped slave Frederick Douglass among its passengers. His just-published
life story had become a bestseller. He was forced to flee the US with a price
on his head and he sought asylum in Ireland.
Once Frederick Douglass’
identity was revealed, he was thrown out of the first class deck and a mob
attempted to throw him overboard. "The
Cambria" tells the story of how he went on to become what Abraham
Lincoln called “the most impressive man I ever met” and to become the
rhetorical inspiration for Barack Obama in his successful campaign to become
44th President of the United States.
Written by and starring Donal O’Kelly “
The Cambria
” also features Sorcha Fox and is directed by Raymond Keane. Previously it played the Visions and
Voices program in USC Los Angeles in March 2007. It ran for a week at The Irish
Arts Centre in New York in March 2009 where it received full houses and rave
reviews and returned, by popular demand, in a co-production with The Classical
Theatre of Harlem later that year. "The
Cambria" recently completed a two-week run in The Project Arts Centre,
again, to critical acclaim.
This production is presented in association with the
Frederick Douglass Research Project, UCC.
Douglass
remained in Ireland until 1847 giving public lectures on behalf of the American
Anti-Slavery Society in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Belfast. But,
for Douglass, Cork City was the most significant place on his Irish itinerary
where he stayed longer than anywhere else outside of Dublin. To
honour this remarkable man and his connection with Cork, the Frederick Douglass
lecture series will be inaugurated in UCC in the next academic year. The
inaugural lecture will be delivered by a prestigious speaker who will unveil a
bronze statue of Douglass, sculpted by Andrew Edwards on the university campus
during 2012.
“The Cambria”
is at the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork from Tuesday 1st November to Thursday 3rd November.
Tickets €25 Concession €20 First 200 tickets €15 Students €7
(Tuesday to Thursday - limited number).
Booking: Online at www.everymanpalace.com or Box Office: 021
4501673.
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