This fascinating exhibition celebrates the work of Anne Makower and Christopher Fitz-Simon in theatre, television and radio. This remarkable couple share the same birthday and have lived in the Dún Laoghaire area for 56 years. They worked in RTÉ from the early days, Christopher initiated such iconic series as Tolka Row and Anne produced most of the classical music programmes throughout her extensive career whilst juggling her other career as a soprano in recitals, oratorio and opera. Some of the most popular TV programmes which she directed were Music in the Making, five operas in the RTÉ Proms, and Piano Plus with John O’Conor.

Christopher moved to and fro between TV and the theatre. He held executive positions at the Abbey Theatre, the Irish Theatre Company and the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. He has lectured on Irish theatre in ten countries on four continents; among his many books (all available at dlr LexIcon) are The Boys, a joint biography of Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLíammóir, founders of the Dublin Gate Theatre and most recently Rise above!: letters from Tyrone Guthrie. He has also been an adjudicator in the Tidy Towns Competition since 1991.

In addition to the exhibition below, here is a link to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown's YouTube site and the interview conducted by poet and playwright Vincent Woods with Anne and Christopher:

All Right on the Night: an interview with Anne Makower & Christopher Fitz-Simon - YouTube