It is an interesting play that wrestles with themes of loneliness and extreme optimism in the face of utter hopelessness. Landmark Live was launched with the live broadcast of The Approach by Mark O’Rowe from Project Arts Centre in January 2021. Happy Days by Samuel Beckett The play ’Happy Days’ is a humorously dark and ambiguous play. Happy Days was the second live broadcast in 2021.
Landmark Live is a new online streaming platform that will enable Landmark to bring its remarkable productions to audiences in their homes wherever they may be. Happy Days was performed live on-stage at the Olympia Theatre and was streamed by Ticket Co, a company specialising in live-streamed events. The Olympia Theatre and Landmark Productions are grateful to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for its support of Happy Days as part of the Pilot Live Performance Support Scheme.
The introduction plays for 5 minutes and 44 seconds and is also available in written form. The audio describes the cast, their physical characteristics and costumes, the set, as well as a brief introduction to the play itself. For patrons who are visually impaired, this Audio Described Introduction serves as a spoken programme.
Live Captions: An option to watch this performance with live-captions was available when booking.ĪUDIO DESCRIPTION: An audio description was available for this show at this link and a transcript was available to download here. Her husband Willie barely speaks.Īnd yet! – she proclaims – ‘ this will have been another happy day’.ĭefiant, determined and fiercely resilient, Winnie greets each day with humour and boundless optimism, and lives as best she can between the bell for waking, and the bell for sleep. Email to friends Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) played Winnie, directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, with Marty Rea (Waiting for Godot) as Willie. Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin Olympia Theatre and Landmark Productionsīeckett’s masterpiece was streamed live from Dublin’s iconic Olympia Theatre for one performance only on 30 January 2021.