Culture That Made Me: Catherine Mahon-Buckley, Cork pantomime director 

Cork theatre stalwart Catherine Mahon-Buckley is again the main force behind this year's pantomime at the Everyman  

 Catherine Mahon-Buckley is from Turners Cross in Cork. 

Catherine Mahon-Buckley grew up in Turner’s Cross, Cork. She is the artistic director of the stage school, Cork Academy of Dramatic Arts, which she founded in 1988. As an actor, she has performed numerous leading roles, including Maggie in John B. Keane’s Big Maggie, and she has directed productions from Les Misérables to the national premiere of Fame. Beauty and the Beast, her 29th consecutive year directing and producing a Christmas pantomime, opens Saturday, The Everyman, Cork. See www.everymancork.com.

Cinderella