Born That Way

Galway Arts Centre is Galway’s home of the arts.Established in 1982, Galway Arts Centre is dedicated to providing year-round access to the arts in an inclusive, welcoming hub in the heart of Galway City.We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, events, films, music, literature, workshops, residencies, festivals, theatre and performance.We work with artists to create, challenge and connect audiences to exceptional local, national and international art that inspires new ideas and ways of thinking about our world.Galway Arts Centre would like to acknowledge the support of the Arts Council of Ireland and Galway City Council.

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A film about Care. And Love. And Patrick Lydon.

Nuns Island Theatre

Galway Arts Centre | Nuns Island Theatre

Nuns Island Theatre is an intimate, fully equipped 82-seat theatre situated in the heart of Galway City. Programmes feature exhibitions, events, films, music, literature, workshops, residencies, festivals, theatre and performance.

In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon’s life is ebbing away. Throughout his final year he reflects on an extraordinary life that took him from a budding career in rock journalism in America to trailblazing in Ireland with his wife, Gladys, the development of the radically inclusive Camphill Movement, sharing life in community with people of diverse needs, abilities and backgrounds. Patrick’s story calls forth the story of Camphill itself, and articulates the impulse driving an approach to life struggling for survival in today’s consumerist climate. At a time when the world is in need of inspiration, Patrick and Gladys’ story is just the ticket. Through family involvement with Camphill, director Éamon Little (co-writer of That They May Face the Rising Sun) was a long-time friend of Patrick and Gladys Lydon. Given intimate access throughout Patrick’s final illness, this tender, provocative love story celebrates community spirit, disability, inclusion and otherness.

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