HUME- BEYOND BELIEF

THE LIFE AND MISSION OF JOHN & PAT HUME

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JOHN AND PAT HUME FOUNDATION

A major musical drama which marked the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

HUME- Beyond Belief presented John and Pat Hume’s lives and odyssey for peace, the right to decent life, and the right to hope.

While he has been described as a “Titan”, a “Giant” and a “Hero” of peace-making and reconciliation, HUME- Beyond Belief, in its words and music, reached for the man: the man who achieved all he did not glibly, without struggle or alone, but as a human being; a human being just like the rest of us.

In re-presenting John Hume, his life and his mission – a mission never fettered by shibboleth, dogma or fossilised tenet – HUME- Beyond Belief seeked to inspire through words, music, song.

The anniversary performance in the Guildhall Derry - Londonderry on 7th April 2023 was broadcast live.

CLICK HERE to listen to the BBC World Service documentary about the making of the show.

Book and lyrics by Damian Gorman

Music by Brian O’Doherty

Directed by Kieran Griffiths

Produced by The Playhouse

This production was supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Foyle Foundation, Irish League of Credit Unions and Derry Credit Union Limited  to mark John and Pat Hume’s contribution to the Credit Union Movement in Derry-Londonderry and throughout Ireland.