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SUMMARY:THE BRIGHTENING AIR
DESCRIPTION:Set in a rural homestead in Ireland in the 1980s\, THE BRIGHTENING AIR is a haunting new play about longing\, magic and the fates that tear us apart. \nAdult siblings\, Billie and Stephen\, share their family home in their own semi-functional way. Until their excommunicated uncle\, Fr Pierre\, and estranged brother\, Dermot\, arrive to disturb it all\, awakening hidden forces with devastating consequences. \nFrom the author of The Weir and Girl from North County\, The Brightening Air is ‘Audacious\, hilarious and achingly moving\,’ The Evening Standard. \nWinner of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. \n  \nWriter and Director: Conor McPherson \nSet and Costume Designer: Rae Smith \nLighting Designer: Mark Henderson \nSound Designer: Gregory Clarke \nMovement and Intimacy: Lucy Hind \nCasting Director: Serena Hill
URL:https://www.dublintown.ie/event/the-brightening-air/
LOCATION:Gate Theatre
CATEGORIES:Drama,Film & Theatre,Theatre
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DESCRIPTION: “I didn’t know what nothing looked like before.”\n\n\nCut off by her rich aunt\, Emma has no choice but to return to her sisters and the family home. The Watson sisters must marry\, and fast. If not\, they face poverty\, spinsterhood\, or worse; an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife. \n\n\n\nThe protagonist of an unfinished Jane Austen novel\, Emma has not only been abandoned by her aunt\, but her author too. How will her story unfold\, and who will write it? \n\n\n\nThe Watsons\, a playful and surprising exploration of fate\, free will and finding your own path\, is this year’s ‘Big Show’ from Dublin Youth Theatre. The largest-scale production in the DYT calendar\, it’s an opportunity for our members to work with a professional creative and production team and develop as artists and community members. \n\n\n\nWRITTEN BY Laura Wade\nDIRECTED BY Eadaoin Fox\nSET & COSTUME DESIGN BY Chrysi Chatzivasileiou\nLIGHTING DESIGN BY Kevin Murphy\nSOUND DESIGN BY Daniel Montague O’Brien\nPRODUCTION MANAGER Iain Synott\nSTAGE MANAGER Ruby Colin\nCHIEF LX Archer Bradshaw\nPRODUCED BY Muirenn Lyons\nGRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY BY Sasha Ní Laoghaire\nDYT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Ellen Buckley\nDYT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Samuel Coyle\n\n \nTICKETS €22 | €16 (concession)\nRUNNING TIME 2 hrs incl 15 min interval\n \n*Irish Sign Language Interpreted Performance – Fri 21 Aug\n**Relaxed Performance (lights and sound adjusted for sensory sensitivities and audience members will be free to leave and reenter the auditorium throughout the show) – Sat 22 Aug\nYou are invited to attend these performances even if you are not in need of ISL interpretation or a relaxed environment.\n \n\nABOUT THE COMPANY\nSince its foundation in 1977\, by Educational Psychologist Paddy O’ Dwyer\, DUBLIN YOUTH THEATRE has forged a unique contribution to the worlds of theatre and youth work. Dublin Youth Theatre delivers quality artistic experiences through a full and varied drama workshop programme and the production of excellent\, exciting and challenging theatre made by young people. Through art we promote the artistic\, personal and social development of young people aged 14 to 22 in Dublin. DYT is committed to maintaining a high artistic standard in its productions and to engaging with contemporary theatre and youth theatre on a local\, national and international level.\n \nThis amateur production of “The Watsons” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
URL:https://www.dublintown.ie/event/62999/
LOCATION:Smock Alley Theatre\, 6-7 Exchange Street Lower\, Temple Bar\, Dublin 8\, D08 EH67
CATEGORIES:Drama,Film & Theatre,Theatre
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