Titanic - a red carpet affair

The première of the new TV mini-series, Titanic, on Saturday night proved to be a real red carpet affair. It had all the glitz and gloss of a Hollywood event as Marc Anderson and his team from Titanic 100 transformed the inside and outside of the Commodore Hotel into a venue befitting the occasion. Powerful searchlights, beams, and uplighters projected onto the outside of the building and guests experienced that star struck tension and awe, normally reserved for Broadway and West End openings, before they had even touched down on the 'carpet.'

At the hotel entrance they were

greeted by 'bell boy's' dressed in uniforms of the time. In fact, many of the guests, had gone to great lengths themselves to dress

in period costume. The classic cars parked nearby added to the ambience and in many respects it felt as if we had been transported back through time to the golden age of the Titanic itself.

TV3 and the Irish Examiner were there to capture the moment and many invitees found themselves being interviewed by the 'Expose' team for Monday night's airing on telly. It was all a heady affair and many found themselves caught up in the theatrics and pageantry. What a great atmosphere this created!!!

After a brief reception in the Jack Doyle Room, which had been recreated to mimic a cinematic theatre by the Titanic 100 crew, the first two episodes of Titanic were shown. This was well

received and the general consensus was that episodes 3 and 4 are now anxiously awaited.

If this is a precursor of the quality of events that Titanic 100 have put together for the Titanic centenary year then we have much to look forward to. Well done again to Marc and his team!!!