It’s all kicking off over at Smock Alley Theatre on FEB 13 as they release their 4th Scene + Heard festival of new Work. This zesty festival, which spans 3 weeks and has over 105 events, provides Artists with a risk-free environment to test their most original, crazy, & thought-provoking ideas before mounting a full-scale production. But they need YOU, the Audience to play a vital role by critiquing & giving feedback. This is then gathered and shared with the Artists who continue to develop the work for full production. This is your chance to have your say – create the future at Scene + Heard 2019.
Tickets are sold at low prices and events are grouped together in viewing blocks of 60mins. With 12 shows each night the place is hopping and there are drink deals (we recommend a Smocktail!) and food offerings to keep your festival fever alight.
Much like other years the 2019 programme is wild, wonderful and totally wacky as Artists from all over the country share their stories at Smock Alley through the medium of Theatre, Music, Comedy, Spoken Word, Improv, Dance, Radio, Food Events, Drag, Stand-Up and Children’s Theatre.
To help you navigate the jam-packed list of events, we’ve selected 6 festival picks for you here :
1) THEATRE – The Common Task
TUE 19 + WED 20 FEB @ 6.30PM | Tickets: €10 / 8 conc.
Should we resurrect all the dead?
‘Why die?’ This weird history of anti-death philosophy’s influence on the Soviet Space programme is about how we got to where we are now and what to do next.
Written + Performed by: Meadhbh Haicéid
Genre: THEATRE
Space: Main Space
2) SPOKEN WORD – GirlPlay
TUE 19 + WED 20 FEB @ 9.15PM | Tickets: €10 / 8 conc
We get thirsty, too
Women like sex. Crazy right? This is slam theatre, an explosion of sound and movement, told in a unique voice about the journey women make in their sexual lives.
Cast includes Juliette Crosbie, Martha Dunlea + Sarah Richardson
Space: Boys’ School
3) MUSIC – EAFA
THUR 21 FEB @ 10PM | Tickets: €10 / 8 conc
EP Launch
Eafa’s music borders on experimental indie, with a hint of electronic. She uses her vocals to create a cacophony of sound with a multitude of layers and synth patterns.
Written + Performed by: Aoife Fitzpatrick
Space: Main Space
4) RADIO THEATRE – Murder, He Podcasted
Broadcasted crime never pays
FRI 22 + SAT 23 FEB @ 7.45PM | Tickets: €10 / 8 conc
Donal and Cillian are recording the final episode of their true crime comedy podcast. It’s time to part ways. But with what gruesome crime will our hosts bid us adieu? Suitable for the Visually Impaired.
PRESENTED by: Illustrated Productions
Directed by: Jeda de Brí
Performed by: Finbarr Doyle + Ste Murray
Space: Boys’ School
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5) DRAG – BIG GIRLS BLOUSE
When you assume…
FRI 22 + SAT 23 FEB @ 9.15PM | Tickets: €10 / 8 conc
Intergender drag-entity Avoca Reaction and their haus band prove there’s more to gender than meets the eye. 70’s glamrock meets a Ted Talk. Avoca will turn your world upside down.
Written + Performed by: Avoca Reaction w/ James Walmsley + Sinead White
Directed by: Anna Sheils McNamee
Design by: Kyle Cheldon Barnett
Space: Boys’ School
6) DINNER DATE WITH DEATH
Keep it on the DL
Club Valentine
THUR 28th FEB @ 8PM
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A Dinner Date With Death is an absurd collection of comedy sketches centred around a baffling murder at a dinner party.
Allow Club Valentine to serve you a main course of farcical fun under the guise of a night of high brow fine dining.
Starters
Oysters with Sherry Butter & Raisins
Asparagus with Bernaise
Mains
Baked Squash with Hummus & Burrata
Porchetta with Potatoes & Wild Mushroom Gravy
Written + Performed by Club Valentine
Produced by: Julie Duffy
Genre: FOOD + THEATRE
Space: Banquet Hall
Tickets: 30
