Plenty of drama still to come at Galway Theatre Festival

Galway Theatre Festival, which opened on Monday night, continues until this Sunday with plenty of drama still to come.

Low Level Panic, a foul mouthed, funny and unflinching portrait of how women are portrayed in the media will be performed at Nuns Island Theatre this Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5. This play, by English writer Claire McIntyre explores how the prevalence of pornography in everyday life affects women’s lives and their relationships. It won the Samuel Beckett Award when it was first produced by London’s Royal Court in 1988.

On this occasion it is being presented by Galway’s Anam Theatre and follows the company’s popular and well-received production of Closer, which was staged in May.

Directed by Justin Martin, Low Level Panic looks at how pornography and the images of women in mainstream media and advertising affect how women feel about their bodies, their safety and their sexuality. It centres around three female housemates who bicker over bathroom time, fight over the significance of porn magazines, fantasise and party. 

This production stars Sarah O’Toole, Eimear Kilmartin and Aoife Martyn, and also features Eoin Barton and Jerry Fitzgerald.
Since Low Level Panic was first produced in 1988, the world has changed and not always for the better. The internet has led to a definite increase in the availability and variety of the type of pornography that is available, according to the members of Anam Theatre.