A major theatrical adaptation of Charlie Bird’s book about the lead-up to and passing of the same-sex marriage referendum in 2015 is set to be staged during Dublin Pride this year. Directed by Gerard Stembridge, and staged in the Olympia Theatre, it’s a show that encapsulates the euphoria of that day in May, and the ordinary stories behind it.

Interview by Stephen McCabe. Photo by Babs Daly.

This month as part of the celebrations around the third anniversary of the passing of the marriage referendum, the Olympia Theatre will stage A Day In May, a drama-documentary adapted by Colin Murphy from the book of the same name by former RTÉ journalist, Charlie Bird (pictured right), which recounts the personal stories around the passing of the marriage referendum,

“ It was the voices of ordinary people that played a signi cant role in turning public opinion.