Dislocated: A Series of Readings

Fishamble produced a season of three rehearsed readings of contemporary plays from Germany, Ireland and Britain.

The plays deal with young lives turned inside-out by dislocation and alienation: in similar territory, but with strikingly different artistic vision to Tadhg Stray Wandered In.

Reading 1: Bondi Beach Boy Blue by Benny McDonnell
Bondi Beach Boy Blue is a funny, gentle, tragic story of a young Irishman, out of his depth, in Bondi Beach, Australia. The play investigates ideas of success and failure, the desire to be thought well of, and the inescapable ties of home.

Reading 2: Fire Face by Marius von Mayenburg
Fire Face is a devastating, contemporary analysis of alienated youth. First produced at the Schaubuehne, Berlin
Fire Face wsa followed by a discussion, featuring Maja Zade. (Dramaturg/translator)
Kindly supported by the Goethe-Institut www.goethe.de/dublin

Reading 3: Redundant by Leo Butler
Lucy is 17. She dreams of love, security and a bright future. But first she must confront reality – and reality means deciding who to trust.

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Bondi Beach Boy Blue

Writer Benny McDonnell
Director George Heslin
Cast Anthony Morris

Fire Face

Redundant

Writer Marius von Mayenburg
Director Rachel West
Cast
​Steve Blount
Jane Brennan
Derbhle Crotty
Rory Keenan
Fergal McElherron

Writer Leo Butler
Director Annabelle Comyn
Cast
Bisi Adigun
Gabriel Akujobi
Eva Bartley
Mary Healy
Bernadette McKenna
​Pa Ryan

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Touring

2004
The Cube, Project Arts Centre
Saturday 27th March, 2004
Saturday 3rd April, 2004
Saturday 10th April, 2004

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Review

‘Rock-hard characterisation with buzzing dialogue’ Evening Standard