Older, Bolder, & Wiser - Barbara Scully - June 20

Barbara Scully Live in The Purty Kitchen, Dún Laoghaire - June 20.Barbara is a well known writer, author and broadcaster. A familiar voice on radio she is one half of the ‘So You Think You Are An Adult’ slot (with Declan Buckley) every week on the Moncrieff Show on Newstalk.Barbara published her fir...

Barbara Scully Live in The Purty Kitchen, Dún Laoghaire - June 20.

Barbara is a well known writer, author and broadcaster. A familiar voice on radio she is one half of the ‘So You Think You Are An Adult’ slot (with Declan Buckley) every week on the Moncrieff Show on Newstalk.

Barbara published her first book, called ‘Wise Up – Wisdom, Power, and the Older Woman’ in 2022, and ever since she has been on a mission to change the narrative around ageing particularly for women. In 2023 she dipped her toe into the comedy ocean for the first time and realised she could make people laugh. She also realised that comedy was a great way to continue to deliver her message of positive ageing.

So last year she developed a One Woman Show, entitled ‘Older, Bolder, Wiser’ which is a combination of comedy and story telling. In late 2024 she did two test shows (Naas and Dublin), both of which sold out and received standing ovations. Since then she has performed at Dalkey Comedy Festival and at the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum. She is now taking her show on the road, with dates being announced for summer shortly.

‘Older, Bolder, Wiser’ is a lively, rollercoaster journey of storytelling and stand-up comedy as Barbara muses on some of the absurdities of being a woman (magic knickers and smear tests feature) along with the joy of getting older. She says that once you stop paying attention to the messages about anti-ageing and other nonsense around how women should be in the world, getting older is great.

“Once you are through the menopause, you arrive at a wonderful time, full of freedoms and the opportunity to do things that you have not been able to in earlier decades. The problem is that no one tells you about it. Possibly because this is the very time when women actually step into their matriarchal power and have the ability to be all kinds of bold,” she says.

“I want women especially, but men too, to leave the show having had a bellyful of laughs and feeling more positive about getting older than perhaps they were when they arrived.”

DETAILS

Date: Friday June 20th  

Showtime: 8pm (doors open at 7pm)

Venue: The Purty Kitchen 

Tickets: €17.50 + booking fee   

THE SMALL PRINT

Seats are on first come first served basis.

No recording

Not wheelchair accessible

All shows are rated 18+

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