Question of Taste: Cork actor Catherine Walsh picks her favourites 

Frances McDormand, Schitt's Creek and Brian Friel all feature in Catherine's selections
Question of Taste: Cork actor Catherine Walsh picks her favourites 

 Catherine Walsh. Picture: Dan Linehan

Catherine Walsh is an actor from Friar's Walk in Cork, and plays the role of Madge in the production of Philadelphia Here I Come, opening on Tuesday, October 5, at Cork Opera House.  Walsh has four siblings, one of whom, Eileen Walsh, is also an actor. "Two actors in one family might come as a surprise but we grew up with uncles and aunts who loved singing, storytelling, writing poetry and plays," says Catherine. 

Best recent book: The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country. It's a selection of plays by Richard Nelson. Over lockdown, three of Richard Nelson's plays were performed over Zoom, a pandemic trilogy. The Apple family of Rheinbeck, New York, gathered to share meals and weather the storms. I enjoyed watching these plays so much that I put them on my list for Christmas presents.

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