The Soldier and The Spy: The Story Of Florence O'Donoghue and Josephine Marchment

St. Peters Cork, North Main Street

Wed 13 Mar 2024 (note: this event has already taken place)
6pm
FREE


Coming to St Peters March 2024 - "The Soldier and the Spy"

Running from: 12th March to 14th of March

Showings: 12:00 12/03/24 & 14/03/24 // 18:00 13/03/24

FREE ADMISSION, NO BOOKING REQUIRED

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Written by Gerry White, directed by Jon Whitty, and performed by the 2023-24 class of the Acting for Stage and Screen Course at the Cork College of Further Education, Tramore Road Campus, The Soldier and the Spy tells the story of Florence O’Donoghue, an officer of Cork No.1 Brigade of the IRA and Josephine Marchment, a war widow employed in Victoria Barracks in Cork. It is a story of romance, danger and espionage set against the backdrop of Ireland’s War of Independence. It is also the story of how the IRA managed to place a spy in the heart of the British military establishment in Cork.




Venue Info


St. Peters Cork

North Main St., Cork
+353 (021) 4278187

www.stpeterscork.ie