Episode 59: Fancy seeing you here. The Derry Girls Reunion 2023.

The TDG's have been on a road trip like no other. One where Marie-Louise was in charge - chairing a very special Derry Girls reunion. Staged at the Metropolitan Art Centre (Mac) in Belfast, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and several cast members came together for a special fundraising event in support of Friends of the Mac, the charitable organisation which raises money to fund the centre. 

The Mac has seen many of the cast tread their boards in the past and staged one of Lisa's early plays. Safe to say it is a cause close to the hearts of the Derry Girls cast who joined in the reunion. 

The Mac has recently launched their US Friends of the Mac at the world famous Irish bar The Dead Rabbit in NYC. We have it on good authority that Seamus the cat has an alibi for the night of the bunny's demise and….sure anyway he wouldn't hurt a fly… 

The reunion night was a doozy and Jeanie and Pauline tagged along to get the inside track and backstage gossip. Pauline borrowed an iron from Ma Mary, Orla talked dance moves and Granda Joe told how he was won in a raffle. Lisa confessed how she will never tire of winning awards for Derry Girls - Dennis told us all to GET OUT and Aunt Sarah - Well you can imagine… 

Toome - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toome

The Mac - themaclive.com/whats-on

Funding link - Friends of the MAC | The MAC Belfast (themaclive.com)

The Launch of series 3 - Episode 35 (The one where Paul Mallon aka Dennis gave us a room. Go look for it!)

The Jazz House, Derry - clarenceproperty.co.uk/house/jazz-house/

The Dead Rabbit: The World famous Irish pub in NYC - thedeadrabbit.com/

Geraldine Hughes - imdb.com/name/nm0400625/

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland

Ferry Clever - ferryclever.co.uk/

Charlotte Gillies - www.instagram.com/derrygirlshitposts/?hl=en

Charlotte and Jess - www.instagram.com/kathykclarkefans/?hl=en

Dancing at Lughnasa - www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/dancing-at-lughnasa/

Marie-Louise’s TV programme about Brian Friel who wrote Dancing at Lughnasa - it’s only available on the iplayer for a few more days.   www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b8kqqt

The Ballad Of Renegade Nell - www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-ballad-of-renegade-nell-disney-plus/701583

Rough Magic - www.roughmagic.ie/

For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls