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SUMMARY:Virtual playreadings: 'The Visit' and 'Skin Deep' by Gary Bird
DESCRIPTION:A free members-only virtual reading of two new original playlets written and arranged by Gary Bird\, starring Daire O’Doherty and Viki Lazar.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/virtual-playreadings-the-visit-and-skin-deep-by-gary-bird/
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241022T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241022T223000
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SUMMARY:Moon of the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill
DESCRIPTION:A Moon for the Misbegotten is the sequel to A Long Day’s Journey into Night. \nIt was Eugene O’Neill’s final play with the lead character based on his older brother. It revolves around three characters. Josie\, a domineering Irish woman with a quick tongue and a ruined reputation\, her conniving father\, tenant farmer Phil Hogan\, and James Tyrone\, Jr.\, Hogan’s landlord and drinking companion\, a cynical alcoholic haunted by the death of his mother. When James drunkenly jokes that he is going to sell his farm and evict Hogan\, Hogan comes up with a plan to blackmail Tyrone\, which doesn’t turn out as he hoped. \nCast: 4M 1F
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/moon-of-the-misbegotten-eugene-oneill/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Neil-Jon Morphy":MAILTO:morphyn@bluewin.ch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240629T180000
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SUMMARY:SATURDAY\, SUNDAY\, MONDAY BY EDUARDO DE FILIPPO - 29 JUNE
DESCRIPTION:Location to be confirmed \nThe play is set in an apartment in Naples and is a warm-hearted observation of Mediterranean family life. \nA monumental row begins to brew on Saturday night\, whilst the traditional Sunday ragu is being prepared in the kitchen. The row breaks on Sunday\, the traditional day for family quarrels\, and is finally and touchingly resolved on Monday. A suggestion of Italian accents would be nice. \n12 Men and 6 Women. Or possibly 10 Men and 8 Women. \nCast (in order of appearance): \nDONNA ROSA Matriarch of the Priore family (middle-aged)VIRGINIA Her maid (young)PEPPINO Rosa’s husband (middle-aged)ROCCO One of their sons (young)FEDERICO Rocco’s friend (young)ANTONIO Donna Rosa’s father. Slightly mad.GIULIANELLA One of the Priore’s daughters (young and beautiful)AUNT MEME Elderly. Bossy. Hypochondriac.ATTILIO Her son. Rather slow. Could be played by woman.RAFFAELE Peppino’s brother (middle-aged). An Am-Dram fan.LUIGI A neighbour (middle-aged). Peppino is jealous of himELENA His wife (middle-aged)CATIELLO A tailor (middle-aged).. Could be played by woman.MICHELE Virginia’s brother (young). A repentant thug.ROBERTO Another Priore son (young)MARIA Roberto’s wife (young)CEFERCOLA A Doctor. Elderly
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/saturday-sunday-monday-by-eduardo-de-filippo-28-june/
LOCATION:Venue to be announced
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Comstock-Smith":MAILTO:lizcomstocksmith@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240507T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240507T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
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UID:6917-1715108400-1715121000@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka - 7 May
DESCRIPTION:The Lion and the Jewel is a light comedy by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka. First performed in 1959\, it is considered one of the most important works in Soyinka’s oeuvre. \nThe play depicts the conflict between traditional values and modernity\, as embodied by the two main characters: Lakunle\, a young man who embraces Western culture\, and Sidi\, a woman who represents the traditional values of her community. The play was written during a time of great change in Nigeria\, as the country was transitioning from colonialism to independence. It is considered a classic work of Nigerian literature and has been translated into many languages\, and staged all across the world\, including at the Royal Court Theatre in 1966.  It also serves as prescribed literature text for the West African School Certificate Examination. \nThis play illustrates the challenges faced in traditional African settings to embrace modernization.  The topics addressed in this play: polygamy\, seduction and the “battle of the sexes”\, etc. are brought out in this short play\, thanks to the literary genius of Wole Soyinka. \nMain characters \nBaroka– The Balè or chieftain of Ilujinle\, a Yoruba village in the realm of the Ibadan clan’s kingdom. A crafty individual\, he is the Lion referred to in the title. At 62 years of age\, he has already sired 63 children thanks to polygamy. And still wants to woo Sidi\, the jewel; \nLakunle– The progressive and absurdly arrogant Westernised teacher. He is in his twenties. He appears to only be semi-literate; \nSidi– A beautiful but somewhat egotisticalvillage girl who is wooed by both Baroka and Lakunle. She is also the village belle. She is the titular Jewel; \nSadiku– The chief’s sly senior wife\, head-wife of his harem; \nAilatu– Baroka’s favourite\, who loses her place in his affections due to her jealousy of Sidi. \nSupporting characters:  village girls\, A wrestler\, A surveyor\, schoolboys\, attendants of the Bale\, musicians\, dancers\, singers and villagers
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-lion-and-the-jewel-by-wole-soyinka-7-may/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Yvette Stevens":MAILTO:stevensye@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240423T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240423T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
CREATED:20230105T131335Z
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SUMMARY:2024 GEDS SHOWCASE
DESCRIPTION:An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/2023-geds-showcase/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240409T190000
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SUMMARY:Southern Palms by Walter Acosta - 9 April
DESCRIPTION:Southern Palms – (originally written in Spanish; awarded the AGADU Prize by the Writers’ Union in Montevideo in 2005) \nCast: \n2 female / 2 male \n(mother\, her daughter Susana\, her son Emilio and Ramiro\, Emilio’s lover) \nSynopsis: \nTensions surge as a family meet\, in their newly democratic South American homeland\, after several years of separation.  Feelings of betrayal permeate the reunion – from personal to political – as they seek answers and cast blame.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/southern-palms-by-walter-acosta-9-april/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley Sherwood":MAILTO:lesley.sherwood@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240305T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240305T220000
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SUMMARY:Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O'Casey - 5 March
DESCRIPTION:“Shadow of a Gunman” by Sean O’Casey is a gripping drama set in 1920s Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. The play follows the story of Donal Davoren\, a poet mistaken for an IRA gunman\, his roommate Seumas Shields and others living in a Dublin tenement as the city is put under curfew culminating in a raid by British auxiliaries. The play explores the themes of identity\, heroism\, and the harsh realities of conflict\, set against the backdrop of a turbulent historical period. \nCast: \n• Donal Davoren (Dan)- a poet living with Seumus in the tenement. Some of the residents suspect he has an affiliation with the IRA. \n• Seumus Shields – a lazy pedlar of about thirty five disillusioned over the nationalist cause he supports who wishes the conflict will end. \n• Tommy Owens – a younger man of twenty five that is enamored with the Republican effort. \n• Adolphus Grigson (Dolphie)- an alcoholic resident of the tenement; a self-proclaimed “Orangeman”\, Grigson’s Protestantism exemplified by his Bible and his picture of King William triumphant at the Battle of the Boyne hanging on the wall doesn’t exempt him from being harassed by the Black and Tans. \n• Mrs Debby Grigson – Adolphus’s wife • Minnie Powell – a woman of twenty three that fawns over Davoran by virtue of his supposed IRA connections; she is sardonically equated to Kathleen Ni Houlihan\, the symbol of Irish nationalism. \n• Mr Mulligan – the landlord of the tenement. \n• Mr Maguire – an IRA volunteer and friend of Seumus. \n• Mrs Julia Henderson – a resident of a neighboring tenement and a champion of Mr Gallogher’s plea. • Mr James Gallogher – a resident of a neighboring tenement seeking the IRA’s help. \n• An Auxiliary – a soldier of the Auxiliary Division
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/shadow-of-a-gunman-by-sean-ocasey-5-march/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="John Ward":MAILTO:johnlward@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240220T220000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T142138Z
UID:6958-1708455600-1708466400@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:The Hothouse by Harold Pinter - 20 February
DESCRIPTION:A black comedy set in a government-run mental institution. \nThe play revolves around a sinister murder plot hatched against a backdrop of corruption\, sexual favors\, and hopeless bureaucratic ineptitude.\nBeneath the surface comedy\, there are frightening implications concerning a bureaucracy ostensibly dedicated to humanitarian concerns\, but where people are referred to by numbers and forgotten as easily as troublesome figures on a balance sheet. \nCast\nRoote\, male\, 50-60s\nGibbs\, male\, 30s\nLamb\, male\, 20s\nCutts\, female\, 30s\nLush\, male\, 30s (possibly female)\nTubb\, 50s\, M/F\nLobb\, 50s\, M/F
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-hothouse-by-harold-pinter-20-february/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Gary Bird":MAILTO:gbird52@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231010T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231010T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
CREATED:20230914T124442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T151131Z
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SUMMARY:THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER \nTHE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH \nby Luigi Pirandello \nVenue: Emmanuel Episcopal Church 19h30 \nThe Man with the Flower in his Mouth” centres on a man who is killing time in an all-night cafe on Christmas Eve. \nHe becomes involved in a conversation with a stranger which has life or death consequences. \n 
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-man-with-the-flower-in-his-mouth-tuesday-10-october/
LOCATION:Emmanuel Episcopal Church Geneva
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Thierry Regache":MAILTO:thierryregache@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230926T070000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230926T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
CREATED:20230914T111703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T111850Z
UID:6817-1695711600-1695767400@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:SHAKUNTALA TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER\nSHAKUNTALA\nby Kalidasa \nArranged by Nicolas Wimberger \n“Shakuntala”\, drama in seven acts\, features as the major work of Indian poet and playwright Kalidasa\, who lived and wrote at the Gupta court of Pataliputra during the 4th and 5th century AD. The story is based on a tale from the First Book of the Mahabharata: Shakuntala grows up in a hermitage as the foster-daughter of the chief sage. One day\, she meets Dushyanta\, the young king\, hunting in her forest\, and they fall in love. Besides their different descent\, they marry and see a glimpse of hope to live together happily ever after. – Until fate deals them a blow: when the monarch is summoned back to court\, Shakuntala unintentionally offends another sage\, who curses her so that the king would lose all memory of her. Implored by Shakuntala’s friends to alleviate the curse\, the sage declares that the king’s memory will return if ever Shakuntala can give him back his ring. The play is considered as one of the most precious texts of Sanskrit poetry and stands as an impressive monument of the Ancient World. \nRoles: 6 F\, 6 M \n 
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/shakuntala-tuesday-26-september/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicolas Wimberger":MAILTO:nicolas.wimberger@bmeia.gv.at
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T134720
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T134720
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
CREATED:20230105T122845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T124720Z
UID:6107-1672926440-1672926440@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:GEDS SHOWCASE 2023 18 April
DESCRIPTION:An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/aaa-geds-showcase-2023-18-april/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T132318
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T132318
DTSTAMP:20260425T200111
CREATED:20230105T122203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T122318Z
UID:6101-1672924998-1672924998@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:GEDS SHOWCASE April 18
DESCRIPTION:An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/aaa-test-event/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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