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IN PRODUCTION
The Dublin Riot - What Happened?
Image credit: Canal enthusiast, Dublin riots bus burning via Creative Commons
By the collective group: I Nua.
The Dublin Riot - What Happened? Aims to capture the raw emotions and experiences from that night through a series of theatrical performances presented through promenade. Audiences will take a journey through ten different perspectives of The Riots through theatre, prose, poetry and performance. These pieces are a direct response to the riots, offering a provocative and timely reflection on this painful event.
Audience numbers are limited so booking early is essential. This event will include walking and standing for Audiences.
The riots, a boiling point in contemporary Irish society, sparked conversations amongst a group of playwrights called I Nua, who meet in the Irish Writers Centre monthly about the importance of creating and performing stories that reflect these turbulent times that will be noted in history.
These are diverse performances, including monologues, duologues, poetry, and short plays. These pieces are rooted in personal, autobiographical experiences and reactions to the riots, offering a mix of raw, intimate storytelling and broader societal reflections. The curation will ensure a dynamic and thought-provoking evening that resonates with audiences on multiple levels
Supported by the Arts Council, Axis Ballymun and Dublin City Arts Office. Co-produced by Speckintime.
Axis Theatre
Saturday 23rd November 2024. | 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Home, Boys, Home
A new play by Dermot Bolger.
Speckintime are pleased to present Home, Boys, Home, in association with The Civic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
After decades abroad, Shane returns to a multicultural Ireland he barely recognises. But he discovers surprising links: an unknown daughter, a black teenage grandson trying to define his identity, and gangland figures threatening the boy’s future.
Can he protect this grandson who is unaware of his existence and can they both find ways to feel they truly belong here?
Home, Boys, Home completes a unique trilogy that started with In High Germany in the 1990 Dublin Theatre Festival: three standalone plays, written fifteen years apart, recounting the lives of three friends, as emigrants abroad and now as returnees to Ireland.
Image Credit: Ste Murray
Main Space, Civic Theatre
1 - 12 Oct // 8:15pm
Duration: 90 min. No interval
Age Suitability: 16+.
TICKETS:
€20 & €18 Concession
DEALS:
Previews & Matinees All Tickets €16
IN DEVELOPMENT
His Left, Her Right
A multidisciplinary collaboration between dancer Karen Gleeson, writer Philip St John, actor/clown performer Michael McCabe and director Matthew Ralli, His Left Her Right is an exploration into the effects of physical trauma on the psyche, attitude to life and the direction it can take as a result.
Inspired from the life experiences of the core collaborating artists, the development began with a 30 minute presentation as part of Wicklow County Council Culture Night on September 19th 2020 and will culminate in a final workshop and presentation in Nov 2023.
Core collaborators: Philip St John (Writer), Karen Gleeson (Dancer), Michael McCabe (Movement/Clowning/Actor) & Matthew Ralli (Director)
A co-production between: Karen Gleeson, Philip St John and Speckintime.
Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Supported by Dance Ireland, Civic Theatre & Axis Ballymun. Previous support from Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow County Arts Office and Fishamble.
Finding Love in an Abattoir
Ivo is on a lone mission to expose corruption. Oona is hiding away from the world. The two meet in an abattoir. Together they find what they are missing.
Finding Love in an Abattoir, a new play by Melissa Nolan & Matthew Ralli, is a dramatised look at the working life of an Irish slaughterhouse. After staging a 30 minute version of the exploratory script at the Reboot Live Festival in The International Bar, Dublin in 2020, the writers will work with dramaturg Eoghan Carrick and a creative team to develop the script through funded workshops in 2021/22.
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Funded by The Arts Council; Kildare County Council & UNESCO Dublin City of Literature
