S.A.S.H at the Etcetera Theatre Company Launch Linen Hall Library.
Today a few members of S.A.S.H had the pleasure of witnessing the launch of Etcetera Theatre Company within the Linenhall Library.
Not enough people from within the PUL community get involved, be it for political, confidence, lack of understanding or whatever other reasons there may be, within the Arts & Drama scene.
However with this Company, & with Writers like William Mitchell & Robert Niblock, Writer of, A Reason to Believe, http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/reasonbelieve-rev,
comes a real chance that this is about to change.
This community, the Protestant Unionist Loyalist Community, for whatever the reasons, some sinister, many not, has not had its full & real story told, & this company, & I hope that others will take guidance from them & follow suit, is going to have a go at changing that, & for that in itself, those involved within it should be congratulated for what they are doing.
Within the PUL community many will be guilty of saying, & I’m sure we have all said it or heard it before, Why Is Nothing Wrote About Us, Why’s It Always Bad When It Comes To Us.
I personally believe that the answer to this, in all honesty, is that we did not, within our community, fully grasp the importance, until recent times, & the awakening of some within the PUL community, of Capturing, Compiling, Recording & Recounting our history Ourselves.
We cannot blame the Catholic Nationalist Republican communities for grasping the importance, & using media & drama to the best of their abilities, to highlight what they hold dear.
We can now say though, that we are gaining the knowledge & confidence to start doing likewise ourselves.
It really is refreshing & enlightening to see this theatre company come on the scene & I truly believe, having listened to those at the opening, that they have the energy, the desire & the will to make a difference.
What comes along with companies, like Etcetera Theatre Company, is a chance for members of our community to flourish, learning how the write, learning how to act, learning how to communicate & integrate with people & groups that we never would.
If your into the Acting & Drama scene in any way, the future looks good, for this, I believe is only the start of something very big indeed.
Thank You Etcetera Theatre Company for the invite & Good Luck with whatever you may become involved in.
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