Up-and-coming comedian Rachel Galvo talks mental health, finding her feet and being a Shite Feminist
Up-and-coming Dublin comedian Rachel Galvo talks mental health, finding her feet and being a Shite Feminist
From South Dublin, Galvo made her West End debut in September – not in theatre, but in comedy. After studying global business at TCD, she followed her passion for performing and pursued a masters at Mountview, one of London’s leading drama schools.Hidden by One Society restaurant review: Delightful Dublin neighbourhood spot with tasty food and keen prices
Rachel Galvo: “I think I wanted to highlight the fact that I was very privileged." Photograph: Alan Betson “At the beginning, when I did my first few shows, I was really scared to talk about the uncomfortable topics. I used to brush over them and be like, ‘Oh but not all men!’ and all this kind of stuff. But then I was like, ‘you know what, f**k that. I just have to own the space’. If I try to be more palatable then I’m not doing what I set out to do.”book Bad Feminist and They Used to Call Me Snow White by Gina Barreca, both of which she credits for inspiring The Shite Feminist.
Aside from the usual trials and tribulations of girlhood, Galvo found she struggled in school, only recently coming to understand why: “I have very bad,” she says. Galvo’s diagnosis last year helped her to make sense of herself. “I think people will probably roll their eyes and say that’s because TikTok is telling everyone they have everything. But I always knew there was something wrong with my attention.
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