Give Me Your Hand

Druid presents Dermot Crowley and Dearbhla Molloy’s production of Give Me Your Hand. This is an evening of poetry by Paul Durcan inspired by paintings in the National Gallery of London. Paul Durcan is one of Ireland’s leading poets, the author of the Whitbread Prize-winning “Daddy Daddy”. In his collection Give Me Your Hand, he has taken some of the most famous paintings in the world, and interpreted them with his own unique, poetic voice.

Two of Ireland’s most eminent actors, Dearbhla Molloy and Dermot Crowley invite you to join them for an imaginative stroll through the National Gallery, to discover afresh everyone from Van Gogh and Van Eyck, to Rubens and Gainsborough, through the unique prism of Paul Durcan’s imagination. The show has already enjoyed huge success in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. Galway audiences will have a rare opportunity to see the show in the intimacy of Druid Lane Theatre for two nights only.

You can visit the Give Me Your Hand website for more information.

Dermot Crowley and Dearbhla Molloy are currently on an extensive tour with Druid’s production of The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh and will be presenting this show while they are in Galway.

‘Give Me Your Hand is a sensational triple play — master paintings, brilliant poems, and outstanding performances by two of Ireland’s best actors. The result is magical.’- Cliff Sloan Skadden Arps, former Publisher of Slate
‘I will never look at paintings the same way again after hearing the witty poems of Paul Durcan performed by two brilliant and charming Irish actors as they bring the canvases to life.’- Mary Lou Hartman, Documentarian and former Director of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship program
‘If you’re one of those people who think poetry recitation for an hour would have to be boring — think again. Dearbhla Molloy and Dermot Crowley will wow you and leave you wanting more!’- Trina Vargo, President, US-Ireland Alliance

Credits

Cast

  • Performers Dermot Crowley, Dearbhla Molloy

Creative Team

  • Original Music & Technical Direction Jamie Beamish
  • Video Filming & Editing Daniel Grixti