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REVIEWS
REVIEW EXCERPT- HOW TO GET THE MENOPAUSE & ENJOY IT-Katy Hayes, Irish Independent
“Never has the female body been put under such an hilarious microscope...There is something utterly punk about Gildea’s stage energy. She captures perfectly the dilemma of Irish women of her generation, hobbled by the micro-oppression's of conservative Catholicism, and engaging in a lifetime of micro-battles against this force. I am definitely the target audience for this show, and it spoke directly to me. But if any young people want to know what’s really going on in their mams’ and aunties’ secret lives, this funny and taboo-busting work blasts the lid right off."
Full review here -https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/wall-of-silence-around-female-body-dismantled-with-hilarity-41554304.html
PRAISE FOR THE NUALAS
'Must see.' NY Times | ‘Dammit! The Nualas can sing and make your face ache from laughing’. Time Out, London | They had a capacity crowd eating out of their hands.' The Evening Standard, London. | 'Sequin chic and bone-dry wit’ Independent, London |'The audience bayed, clamoured and stamped for more. I haven't seen the like at a 'Fringe show before!' ' Edinburgh Evening News | ‘Genius.’ The Scotsman |‘A world class act’ Sunday Times | 'Feckin’ great.' The Village Voice, NY
REVIEW EXCERPTS FOR ANNE'S WRITING
‘Talented, confident and phenomenally quick-witted,’ Chortle l 'Irresistibly hilarious’ Irish Times l 'Laugh out loud funny.’ Hot Press | ‘Ireland’s answer to David Sedaris.’ GCN | ‘Some of the best comic writing I've read in years' Tommy Tiernan, comic.
ARTICLES & RADIO
The Brendan O'Connor Show Jan 2024
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22347970/
Irish Independent Feb 2024
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/comedian-anne-gildea-theres-a-real-sense-of-mourning-your-fertile-years-i-felt-so-emotional-about-menopause/a594260969.html
Sunday Times April 2023
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-anne-gildea-the-joanne-mcnally-for-menopausal-women-wvnb507m3
The Irish Times Feb 2022
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/i-hadn-t-a-clue-what-menopause-was-when-i-went-to-the-doctor-neither-had-he-1.4811106
Anne as Agony Aunt
https://www.independent.ie/woman/celebrity-agony-aunt-anne-gildea-youre-stuck-with-your-sister-inlaw-so-make-an-effort-26715496.html
Lifestyle- The Irish Independent
https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/i-aim-for-the-gym-every-day-and-regularly-miss-30336348.html
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