When All The World Is Quiet @ Galway Theatre Festival

When All The World Is Quiet @ Galway Theatre Festival

Work In Progress sharing of Aoife Delany Reade's new-play exploring the Otherworld, Irish identity and our history.

By Galway Theatre Festival

Date and time

Saturday, May 3 · 4:30 - 5:45pm GMT+1

Location

O'Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance (Studio 2)

University Rd University Road H91 T8WR Galway Ireland

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 15 minutes

When All The World Is Quiet is a new play exploring individual responsibility in the face of colonialism.

In a near-future Ireland, the promise of globalization has dissolved & given way to occupation by colonial powers. Only one island off the west coast remains untouched.

On Inis Rua, siblings Áine and Dáithí are at odds over the island’s fate. Áine is determined to join the mainland's fight for independence, forgoing the island's neutrality. Dáithí is determined to spare his people from a sisyphean battle- he hopes by preserving their culture, Ireland can one day rebuild itself.

Áine's departure draws nearer. A boat from the mainland approaches. A stranger arrives. Followed by a fire. Followed by a disappearance.

This work-in-progress is a rehearsed reading of the script (in development), followed by a curated audience talk-back. When All The World Is Quiet is in development with Druid’s FUEL programme.

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Galway Theatre Festival

Galway Theatre Festival features 9 days of exciting theatre, circus, spectacle, and storytelling, showcasing the vibrant performance culture of Ireland’s festival city.

The goal of Galway Theatre Festival is to bring a fresh and lively programme of performance to the streets and venues of Galway, evoking a raw energy and adventurous spirit in our audiences.

Now in its 13th year, Galway Theatre Festival draws on Galway’s unique theatrical heritage. The Festival provides a platform for national artists and artists based in the West of Ireland, bringing together a high-quality programme that showcases the best and newest talents in theatre, spectacle, circus, storytelling and immersive performance.