Immaculate
March 2021
A video performance, presented online.
Company:
Created by Louise Mathews
Directed by Patrick J. O’Reilly
Performed by Louise Mathews and Rhodri Lewis
Set and Costume design by Diana Ennis
Lighting Design by James McFetridge
Sound Design by Stuart Robinson
Video Editing by Dan Leith
Produced by Meg Magill
Production Management by Rory Casey
Stage Management by Kerri McGimpsey
Part of Féile an Earraigh Arts Festival, the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2021 in association with Dublin Pride,
Winner of the Merit Award in Arthouse Category at the the LGBTQ Unbordered Film Festival in Delaware.
Immaculate was part of Edinburgh Fringe festival 2021
An original and powerful new piece of missing memoirs.
Immaculate is based on the true story of Louise’s search for understanding about the life of her uncle Anthony, who tragically died in the early 90s.
The research took Louise on an immense journey of joy, elation and sorrow as revelations about Anthony’s past highlighted the deeply conservative attitudes about gay men living in London during the time of the HIV and Aids epidemic.
This journey to find Anthony’s truth led Louise further into understanding the mystery and shame of so many gay men at the time, who sometimes vanished into the periphery of society.
Immaculate is determined to reclaim Anthony’s life, giving him the justice he deserves and celebrating those who were forced to hide in the shadows of our society.