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Pictured: Infinity (Nessa Matthews)
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- Insert positive 'New Year New You' message here. -
Now, with that out of the way (but seriously we do hope you found some enjoyment in life over the last while) it's time to talk about Jan into Feb here at Smock Alley.
And yes, of course, we've included a tasty discount code here for you. The code 'yeswejan' applies to four different shows this month! It is only valid until midnight on Sunday 13th! Read on to find out more.
We're over halfway through the First Fortnight Festival. As part of the fest, two critically acclaimed shows are on this week -
I n f i n i t y in the Main Space (discount available!) and the sweetly titled Nothing But a Toerag in the Boys' School.
We also have two work-in-progress showings this weekend as part of the festival. Blue Devils presented by Stella Godmet looks at how, in his work, Tennessee Williams questions society’s treatment of women who don’t fit into the mould. Inspired by his writings, this piece will take the audience into the imagined private world of some of his strong female characters. In Two Minds is an ambitious and affecting new work-in-development that looks at the realities of living with bipolar disorder.
After last year’s sell out inaugural show ‘Personal Space’, an anthology of the dark, weird and deeply funny, co-writer/performers Stephen Colfer, Hannah Mamalis and Peter McGann return with three completely new short comedy scripts.
Personal Space II – This time it’s personal and in space. (discount available!)
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama will present a Baroque Opera Double Bill for 2 nights.
No Drama Theatre return with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a tale of love, hope, and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. (discount available!)
Splódar Theatre bring us The First Protestant, a play about the life and struggles of Luther, the monk who defied the Catholic church with profound repercussions for Christendom.
Sugar Coat Theatre present So Where Do We Begin?, a shape-shifting thriller. (discount available!)
Blue Diamond Drama Academy is a new initiative which is providing a 2 year drama training for talented adult performers with a learning disability. They're bringing us One Love, a joyous exploration of friendship and what it’s like to be in love and have a learning disability.
Then we have Fond Pageant presented by acclaimed actor Dan Reardon based on his book of poems published in 2018. It examines the healing and redemptive powers of art. The concept for the show was sparked by an unprovoked and inexplicable epileptic seizure suffered by Reardon while attending the opening night of “Ulysses” at the Abbey Theatre in October 2017.
We'll be launching the programme for Scene + Heard 2019 next week! The Festival of New Work will showcase over 100 new pieces of work across all genres over 3 weeks in Feb/Mar. It's in its FOURTH year now. That was fast.
There's so much more. Check out our Whats On here.
Finally, as a smushy sign-off, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for your support and we wish you all the very best for 2019!
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Nothing But a Toerag
7 – 12 Jan
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‘Nothing But A Toerag’ is a dark comedy about dealing with your demons and the effects of suppressing trauma. We meet two women locked away in a cell as a tense drama unfolds. Watch as two alpha females struggle for dominance in the confines of their shared space.
Written by Lir Graduate Aisling O’Mara (Taken Down RTÉ, ANU Productions)
Performed bu Aisling O'Meara and Clare Monnelly (Nowhere Fast RTÉ, Moone Boy Sky)
Directed by Amilia Stewart (Fair City, Gate Theatre)
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I n f i n i t y
7 – 12 Jan
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Winner of the First Fortnight Award at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2018 this piece takes us on a journey with a lone astronaut as they hurtle through the cosmos on a one-way mission to the edge of the universe. She’s looking for a light in the dark. The source of a signal.
Winner, Best Design Award, Dublin Fringe Festival 2018
“For work that encompasses outstanding lighting, sound, scenic, projection, costume and overall design”
Nomination, Best Performer Award Dublin Fringe Festival 2018
“spectacular, witty, fascinating and captivating… In short, Infinity is exceptional.”
Emma Plotkin, Fringe Review, Must See Show
'yeswejan' will get you €10 tickets for any night!
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Personal Space : Volume 2
14 – 19 Jan
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After last year’s sell out inaugural show ‘Personal Space’, an anthology of the dark, weird and deeply funny, co-Writer/performers Stephen Colfer, Hannah Mamalis and Peter McGann return with three completely new short comedy scripts.
Personal Space Vol II tells three more stories of the worst people in the worst situations. And then there’s a twist.
'yeswejan' will get you €10 tickets for performances Monday - Thursday!
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Baroque Opera Double Bill
Dido and Aeneas (Henry Purcell)
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Claudio Monteverdi)
18 + 19 Jan
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Presented by DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama.
Purcell’s much-loved masterpiece 'Dido and Aeneas' recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair when he abandons her. The opera is full of magnificent music including Dido’s Lament, one of the most beautiful and tragic arias ever written. This is coupled with a rare opportunity to see Claudio Monteverdi’s Combat between Tancredi and Clorinda, a romance set against the backdrop of the First Crusade.
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The First Protestant
23 – 26 Jan
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The First Protestant presents a tense duel between Martin Luther and the shadowy figure of the Analyst, and through it the life and struggles of Luther, the monk who defied the Catholic church with profound repercussions for Christendom.
The play probes the far-reaching influence of Luther’s thinking on such leaders as Bismark and Hitler and also finds echoes in current events such as a European banking collapse and threats to global peace.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
22 – 26 Jan
A classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A tale of love, hope, and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. A young scholar from New York travels west in search of a new life. He arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home and he finds the love of a local woman. This love gives him a purpose in the broken land but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead?
'yeswejan' will get you €10 tickets for any night!
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One Love
31 Jan – 1 Feb
One Love is a joyous exploration of friendship and what it’s like to be in love and have a learning disability. Paul and Orla are engaged and making plans for their future. One Love charts their journey towards their big day. Blue Diamond Drama Academy is a new initiative which is providing a 2 year drama training for talented adult performers with a learning disability.
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So Where Do We Begin?
28 Jan – 2 Feb
Psychotherapist Dave has fallen out of love: with his job, with his wife, with everything. He is visited by a new patient – a woman claiming she can steal people’s memories – and is seduced by her story. With the help of his colleague Julieann, Dave begins to unravel the mystery before him. Is his client unwell? Is she lying in a plot to sabotage him? Or, against all odds, is she telling the truth?
A shape-shifting thriller, So Where Do We Begin? is an exhilarating look at who we are, who we think we are and everything in between.
'yeswejan' will get you €10 tickets for any performance!
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Fond Pageant
4 + 5 Feb
An illustrated, poetic, theatrical presentation, written and performed by Daniel Reardon. The show is based on ‘Fond Pageant’, the author’s book of poems published in 2018 and examines the healing and redemptive powers of art. The concept for the show was sparked by an unprovoked and inexplicable epileptic seizure suffered by Reardon while attending the opening night of 'Ulysses' at the Abbey Theatre in October 2017.
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