Anne Gildea on stage at Nenagh Arts Centre on Saturday, March 22.

Show to offer much laughter

Anne Gildea follows her phenomenally successful show, How To Get The Menopause & Enjoy It with Further Adventures in Womaning, and what an hilarious adventure it’s going to be.

It’s a laugh-a-second look at the changing world of Irish womanhood since the 70s. It’s about the women our mothers were, the girls we used to be, and the women we have become.

This popular show visits Nenagh Arts Centre on Saturday, March 22.

With her unique and seasoned comedy stylings Anne tells it like it is, like nobody else can. From 18-hour girdles and Housewives of The Year to twerky dancers and insta influencers, from The Sunday Drive to The Spa Break, via the chiffon scarf test, condom trains and much more, she weaves a startling and hilarious path through a tumultuous half century of womany stuff.

Previously Anne was a founding member of the iconic Irish musical-comedy trio, The Nualas, who toured everywhere from New York to Moate, playing stage, television, and the wireless. She started out in London in the late 1980s, going on to feature in many Irish TV comedy programmes. Also a published author, Anne’s last book, about her treatment for breast cancer, inspired the Irish feature film, The Bright Side which had a cinema release in 2021 and streamed on Prime.

Anne Gildea is a Dublin-based comedienne. A pioneer of Irish lady comedy, Anne started out in London in the late 1980s. Co-founder of Irish female comedy musical trio The Nualas, who toured internationally for many years. she has multiple other comedy tours under her belt including How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It which toured for three years to great acclaim, and lead to a 35-date UK wide theatre tour with UK menopause expert, Dr Louise Newson in Autumn 2024.

Anne is currently touring her brand-new show, Further Adventures in Womaning. Building on the insights of her previous show, How to Get The Menopause is a laugh-a-second look at the changing world of Irish womanhood since the 70s. It’s about the women our mothers were, the girls we used to be, and the women we have become. Anne is a founding member of Ireland’s top shiny-dressed, musical-comedy girl-trio The Nualas, who toured everywhere from Melbourne to New York to Hull, playing stage, television, and the wireless (1995 –2002 and 2011-2018). Their unique brand of intricately arranged self-penned songs and provocative chat about current stuff proved a huge success. The Nualas toured worldwide, most notably playing The Royal Albert Hall, London; an extended seven-week run at The Irish Arts Centre, New York; many runs at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival; a couple of months packing them in at the Drill Hall, London, nine weeks at The Tivoli Theatre and five weeks at The Academy, Dublin and runs at The Lyric, Hammersmith and The Olympia Theatre, Dublin plus shows all over the world.

TICKET INFORMATION

This promises to be an evening of side-splitting laughs at Nenagh Arts Centre on Saturday, March 22. Ticket Price: €22 - tickets at www.nenagharts.com or call the box office on 067 34400.

As a solo comedian Anne headlined on 5 Irish TV series, including X-it Poll, X-it File and The Gerry Ryan To-Night Show. She featured in the RTE documentaries The Green, Green Grass of Home, and No Laughing Matter, which followed her battle with breast cancer in 2011. Other television work includes Fr. Ted (Channel Four) and Bridget and Eamon (RTE 2).

TICKET INFORMATION

This promises to be an evening of side-splitting laughs at Nenagh Arts Centre on Saturday, March 22. Ticket Price: €22 - tickets at www.nenagharts.com or call the box office on 067 34400.