FALLING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
I am pleased to announce a series of “intimate” club performances within Ireland, prior to the London premiere of FALLING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE at the ICC Hammersmith on Bloomsday.
DUBLIN – JAMES JOYCE CENTRE: 7th June at 19.30:
MONAGHAN – THE MARKET HOUSE: 8th June at 20.15:
SKERRIES – THE LITTLE THEATRE: 10th June at 20.15:
TICKETS STRICTLY LIMTED : BOOKING ESSENTIAL
For info on London performance click here: For show description, read on.
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FALLING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
a telling of “The Dead” by James Joyce – framed in a personal memoir
written and performed by
DECLAN GORMAN
“CAN A BOOK REALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE?”
On January 6th 1982, a young Irish emigrant borrows an English language book from a library in Munich. He reads “Dubliners” over one evening, culminating with “The Dead”. The course of his life changes: slowly but irredeemably…. Forty years later, he walks onto a stage to recreate the night he discovered James Joyce’s miniature masterpiece and perform one of the greatest short stories ever written in the English language.
“The Dead is brought elegantly to life… Declan Gorman’s charming autobiographical play dramatises clearly how Joyce’s writing has embedded itself deeply in Irish culture. Gorman’s subtle performance reminds us clearly what a masterwork this story is.”
Irish Independent
“Just a chair, a coat stand and a copy of Dubliners… Joyce’s story allows Gorman to demonstrate his theatrical impulses, as well as his theatrical influences… keeps us engaged for 80 minutes.”
Irish Times
directed by
GERARD LEE
ALL TICKETS (IRELAND) €15 – BOOKING STRONGLY ADVISED
(Returns may be available in some venues at the door – cash or Revolut accepted – sorry no cards)
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I am a playwright, director, performer and public artist with a practice that has covered many aspects of the arts. At the core is an unswerving belief in the power of live performance – the working towards it and the sharing of it – to change, entertain, question, and somehow to make the world around us a better and more exciting place.
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