Katriona O'Sullivan / Oklahoma!
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What are the themes explored in Katriona O'Sullivan's memoir Hungry?
Welcome back to the Women's Podcast. I'm Roisin Ingle. Well, I hope you're listening out somewhere on a beach, you know, in not very many clothes, just managing to get some relaxing time in this unbelievable weather. I mean, everyone's complaining that they can't sleep and stuff like that, but isn't it gorgeous? Everyone's so happy. So hope you're enjoying it wherever you are. If you want to get in touch with us, we're on social at IT Women's Podcast or you can email us thewomenspodcast at irishtimes.com. Tell us what you think of this episode or anything else you want us to cover. We love hearing from you. Later on, we're going to be hearing from the author of New Memoir Hungry, the brilliant academic Katrina O'Sullivan.
So the gastric band took me down to 83 kg, which is within my BMI healthy range. It's the lightest I've ever been. I don't think I was that when I was born, to be honest, because I've always been a sturdy girl. And I'm very proud of that, actually. But I reached the goal and I wasn't happy.
How does Katriona O'Sullivan's journey reflect societal pressures on body image?
I wasn't happy. Like the same thoughts, the same every time I looked in the mirror. Oh, my God, I've got an overhang. Oh, my God, my legs are too fat. Like the rhetoric changed. around what's wrong with me I hadn't healed what was wrong with me what was wrong with me was my relationship with my body it wasn't my body what was wrong with me was my relationship with my body
That was Katrina O'Sullivan there. And we're going to hear more from her later on. But first, the other night I went to see Oklahoma in the Borgosh Energy Theatre. That's Oklahoma with an exclamation mark. It's one of those old school musicals. It's a Rodgers and Hammerstein one. And I have to tell you, it was absolutely incredible. I hadn't seen it for 100 years. And this is a fully homegrown production of an Irish musical choreographed by the brilliant David Bulger of Cushcame Fane.
What role does therapy play in Katriona's healing process?
And it really is a classic musical. It actually won a Pulitzer Prize back in the 1940s when it was performed on Broadway. And just to remind you a bit about the story, it's set in farm country outside the town of Claremore. in Indian Territory in 1906. And it tells the story of farm girl Laurie Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors. There's cowboy Curly MacLean and the sinister and quite frightening farmhound, Judd Fry. There's also another romance between a bit of a madcap cowboy, Will Parker, and his fiance, Ado Annie. She's the one who sings that famous song, Can't Say No. I'm just a girl who can't say no. Yeah, I don't think they're going to be calling for me anytime soon. And other songs you might know are Oh, What a Beautiful Morning and People Will Say We're in Love.
The original Broadway production opened in 1943 and it was a huge hit. It ran for something like 2000 performances. It was award winning revivals followed national tours, and it actually was an Oscar winning 1955 film adaptation as well. And you might have seen it in schools because it's a really popular choice for school and community productions.
How does Katriona's experience with body image evolve after motherhood?
Today we're joined by two stars of this new Irish production, Molly Logan, who stars as Aunt Eller, and Rachel Gogan, who stars as Ado Annie. And the musical is showing until Sunday, July 5th. But they came in and talked to me just for a brief chat about their performances and about this really brilliant musical, Oklahoma. Yeehaw! Thank you very much for coming in. Oklahoma! Exclamation mark at the end has to be put in. Tell us about it, first of all, about the story. For people who don't know, because it's quite an old school musical, isn't it?
Yeah, there's not a bad song in it. You'll know every single... I always think the overture, to start off with the overture, is incredibly moving, beautiful and uplifting. But yeah, it's basically... Two young lovers that don't want to completely commit to each other, but there's a bit of teasing from Curly to try and get Laurie on his side. And then there's the two comical love interests, which Rachel here, Edoani and Will Parker, which bring a lot of light and humour.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the themes explored in Katriona O'Sullivan's memoir Hungry?
0:15–1:11
2
How does Katriona O'Sullivan's journey reflect societal pressures on body image?
1:11–2:03
3
What role does therapy play in Katriona's healing process?
2:03–3:14
4
How does Katriona's experience with body image evolve after motherhood?
3:14–4:15
5
What insights does Katriona offer about the impact of diet culture?
4:15–5:00
6
How does the discussion address the relationship between poverty and body image?
5:00–6:11
7
What future projects is Katriona O'Sullivan working on?
6:11–7:13
8
How can listeners apply Katriona's lessons about self-acceptance?
7:13–1:13:23
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