Gay Sweatshop Cork 1980 Theatre Afterparty Hills Bar Photo
Dublin Core
Title
Gay Sweatshop Cork 1980 Theatre Afterparty Hills Bar Photo
Subject
LGBTQ+ drama
LGBTQ+ actors
LGBTQ+ plays
Gay drama
Gay dramatists
Description
A photograph of people partying in Hills Bar after the Gay Sweatshop Cork play in 1980.
Gay Sweatshop was formed in London in 1975 and had its roots in the lunchtime theatre club "Ambience" held at the Almost Free theatre. In 1980 the london-based gay theatre group performed their play "Blood Green" in the Granary Theatre in Cork. This was one of the first events organised by the newly formed Cork Gay Collective.
Gay Sweatshop was formed in London in 1975 and had its roots in the lunchtime theatre club "Ambience" held at the Almost Free theatre. In 1980 the london-based gay theatre group performed their play "Blood Green" in the Granary Theatre in Cork. This was one of the first events organised by the newly formed Cork Gay Collective.
Source
Kieran Rose Photography Collection
Date
1980
Rights
Permission to use granted by Kieran Rose. Items in this digital archive are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No-Derivatives License. Please credit Cork LGBT Archive and provide a link back to this site.
Format
JPEG (Image coding standard)
Language
eng
Type
Photograph
Still image
Coverage
1980
Cork
IRL
Collection
Citation
“Gay Sweatshop Cork 1980 Theatre Afterparty Hills Bar Photo,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/1414.