Least Like The Other
11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th September 2021 @ 8pm
Tickets: HERE
An explosive and thought-provoking work of experimental music theatre. It traces events in the life of Rosemary, eldest daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy, sister of JFK, using heavily redacted materials from the archives, and only recently pieced together by biographers and academics.
The events in Rosemary’s difficult life leading up to her disastrous lobotomy at the age of 23 by the “kings of lobotomy,” Walter Freeman and James Watts, create an exploration of definitions of intelligence, expectations of gender, medical showmanship, patriarchy, the impact of the media and the demands of this extraordinary family. Rosemary’s tragic life constitutes a portrait of America in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a picture that is as relevant today as it was then.
WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW VERSION IN 16-TRACK SURROUND SOUND WITH LIVE CAST AND PRE-RECORDED ORCHESTRA
SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES
APPROXIMATE DURATION: 70 MINS WITH NO INTERVAL
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS STROBE LIGHTING USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE
#LEASTLIKETHEOTHER
The events in Rosemary’s difficult life leading up to her disastrous lobotomy at the age of 23 by the “kings of lobotomy,” Walter Freeman and James Watts, create an exploration of definitions of intelligence, expectations of gender, medical showmanship, patriarchy, the impact of the media and the demands of this extraordinary family. Rosemary’s tragic life constitutes a portrait of America in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a picture that is as relevant today as it was then.
WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW VERSION IN 16-TRACK SURROUND SOUND WITH LIVE CAST AND PRE-RECORDED ORCHESTRA
SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES
APPROXIMATE DURATION: 70 MINS WITH NO INTERVAL
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS STROBE LIGHTING USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE
#LEASTLIKETHEOTHER
The First Child
Dublin Theatre Festival
Landmark Productions in Association with Irish National Opera
2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th October @ 7.30pm
Live Stream - 9th October, then available on demand
Tickets: HERE
Landmark Productions in Association with Irish National Opera
2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th October @ 7.30pm
Live Stream - 9th October, then available on demand
Tickets: HERE
A New Opera By Donnacha Dennehy And Enda Walsh
It all began with the child.
Following the sensational success of their first two operas, The Last Hotel and The Second Violinist, Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh join forces once again on the final instalment in their explosive trilogy of suburban horror.
The production brings together a world-class creative team with a cast of five singers, an actor, a dancer, a small children’s choir and Crash Ensemble, to imagine a terrifying story of lost innocence—a baby on a beach—and the sea.
For ages 16+. Contains loud noises, strobe lighting, abuse, violence,
self-harm, death.
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This production is funded by an Opera Projects and Production
Award from The Arts Council.
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Kindly supported by The Irish Times.
It all began with the child.
Following the sensational success of their first two operas, The Last Hotel and The Second Violinist, Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh join forces once again on the final instalment in their explosive trilogy of suburban horror.
The production brings together a world-class creative team with a cast of five singers, an actor, a dancer, a small children’s choir and Crash Ensemble, to imagine a terrifying story of lost innocence—a baby on a beach—and the sea.
For ages 16+. Contains loud noises, strobe lighting, abuse, violence,
self-harm, death.
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This production is funded by an Opera Projects and Production
Award from The Arts Council.
--
Kindly supported by The Irish Times.
