Theatre of Witness Production at the Hawkswell

Men coming to terms with the legacies of their past

Sunday 4th November, 8pm, Admission is free but booking recommended. Box Office (0) 7191 61 518

Theatre of Witness flyer (PDF) - 2,568 kbs

‘How can we release ourselves from the prison of the past?’ 

This is the question posed by the new Theatre of Witness Production, ‘Release’. The project is performed and created with six men who have each played a different role inNorthern Ireland’s troubled past. Each one shares the true story about their lives during the Troubles and beyond, discovering extraordinary connections of their shared history.

This ground-breaking production brings together a former RUC detective, a former Prison Governor, a former British soldier, an ex-prisoner whose nephew was brutally murdered by a paramilitary group, a former paramilitary member, and a community activist who survived a car bomb as a child.  In the production each shares his own journeys of reconciliation, redemption and healing.

Produced in conjunction with Playhouse Derry- Londonderry and Holywell Trust, ‘Release’ starts its month long tour ofNorthern IrelandandBorderCounties.

Following on from the success of their 2010 production ‘I Once Knew a Girl’, the piece is written and directed by Theatre of Witness founder Teya Sepinuck and provides a glimpse into some of these more private, hidden and untold stories of men.

Theatre of Witness gives voice to those whose stories have not been heard in society.  In this form of theatre, true life stories, performed by the people themselves are shared onstage so that audiences can collectively bear witness to issues of suffering, redemption and social justice.

With original music by internationally acclaimed Brian Irvine and Film by Declan Keeney, this production promises to be an intensely moving and unflinchingly authentic experience. 

The Theatre of Witness project is supported by the PEACE III Programme, managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by the Community Relations Council and Pobal Consortium.

Theatre of Witness flyer (PDF) - 2,568 kbs

 

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