Actor Conor O’Kane will play John Hume in new musical drama at the Guildhall
Beyond Belief will present John Hume’s life and his odyssey for peace, the right to decent life, and the right to hope.
Mr Hume will be played by Co Derry actor Conor O’Kane.
The play will involve actors from the city’s Playhouse Music Theatre Company.
While Mr Hume has been described as a “Titan”, a “Giant” and a “Hero” of peace-making and reconciliation, Beyond Belief, in its words and music, will reach for the man: the man who achieved all he did not glibly, without struggle or alone, but as a human being; a human being just like the rest of us.
In re-presenting John Hume, his life and his mission – a mission never fettered by shibboleth, dogma or fossilised tenet – Beyond Belief will seek to inspire through words, music, song.
The anniversary performance on Friday, April 7, 2023 at 8 pm in the Guildhall will be broadcast live and available to stream for seven days afterwards.
Devoted couple and peacemakers the late Pat and John Hume
The White Handkerchief is also now available to watch back on demand.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has awarded the production £50,000 and it is also supported by The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) in recognition of John and Pat Hume’s contribution to the Credit Union movement in Derry and throughout Ireland.
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