LAST CALL FOR GLAS DOUBLE BILL ON WEDNESDAY

[Denis McClean]

Dear friends of GLAS,

We will have a great turnout for our double bill on Wednesday night but there are still a few tickets left for any last minute requests - book...@theglas.com  We depend on you to spread the word!

GLAS held its first event on this day, 27 January, 2005. Our community has since grown to over 1,200 subscribers and we like to think that our events are not just first class but enjoyable social occasions that benefit worthwhile causes. Over the years these have included people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans in Kenya, street children in Darjeeling and displaced children in Gaza.

 'The Humours of Bandon' has delighted audiences at the Edinburgh and Dublin Fringe Festivals and toured extensively in the US where the Washington Post praised  the 'mesmerising magic' of Margaret McAuliffe's performance as Annie, a 16-year old with a childhood passion for Irish dancing that threatens to overwhelm her life. 

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID:

'Witty and warm' - The Times

'Terrific one woman show....by turns sharp, charming and hilarious' - The Irish Tmes

'Witty and poignant' - The Scotsman 

'A hilarious and heart-warming production that is not to be missed' - The Arts Review

'A delight....Margaret McAuliffe is a star...sit back and enjoy this emotional rollercoaster ride' - Broadway Baby

OPENING ACT

We are delighted to host 'Friends Help You Move' from the Geneva English Drama Society (GEDS) which will kick off the evening. This one act, black comedy, written and directed by John Ward, won Best Original Script at the FEATS 2024 festival ofEuropean Theatre and a best actor nomination for Daire O'Doherty who stars alongside John Ward and Will Fihn Ramsay. 

TICKET RESERVATIONS:

Send an email stating your name and the number of tickets requested to book...@theglas.com

DATE: Wednesday 29 January at 19.00 (ticket collection and refreshments from 18.15) 

TICKETS: CHF30 and CHF20 for students, retired and unemployed. T

VENUE: Aula, College Sismondi, 3 Eugene Rigot

It is just off Avenue de France close to the 15 Sismondi tram stop and within easy walking distance of the Secheron Park and Ride on Avenue de France.

The ever popular GLAS raffle is sponsored by Charly O'Neill's bar and restaurant

BENEFICIARY:

Proceeds from the evening will go to the Gaza School of Music, a branch of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, which continues to teach music and singing to thousands of children trying to find something good in a life that has become precarious and traumatic in the midst of mass killing, hunger, ethnic cleansing and mindless destruction of housing, health facilities and other critical infrastructure. The school building has been severely damaged with the loss of over 400 musical instruments. Since 2016, with your generosity, we have raised over CHF40,000 to support the musical education of children aged 6-18 but since since the war funds raised have gone towards supporting outreach and activities for displaced children.

This was our first event twenty years ago and took place as Geneva was recovering from a record breaking ice and snow storm