Theatre: Smashing Barriers at Smock Alley Theatre

Another day, another barrier to smash. Victim, charity case, or active citizen? Can we change how we see disability?

Smashing Barriers Drama Collective will perform an extract of its new play, Smashing Barriers at this year’s Scene + Heard Festival from 21st- 23rd February, 6.30pm nightly, in the Main Space, at Smock Alley Theatre.

Smashing Barriers is a new play devised and performed by people with disabilities from Dublin 10 who have impairments and experience disability as a daily reality. Based on the lived experiences of the cast, Smashing Barriers aims to challenge attitudes and assumptions around disability.

The performance has been developed through workshops with director, Kate Harris. In these workshops, performers were encouraged to critically reflect on their own experiences as a means of interrogating the barriers they feel prevent them from participating fully in their communities and society in general.

Issues such as inaccessibility of information, housing and transport and segregated and/or poor quality schooling among others were examined and challenged to create this new piece. The project is created and supported by Ballyfermot/Chapelizod Access Group.

Please note: the 30 minute work-in-progress performance of Smashing Barriers will play alongside Running +Walking by Martin Sharry as a double bill.

Tickets are €12 / €10 for performances and are available online here and from the Smock Alley Box Office on 01-677 0014.

Running time: 1 hour.

For further information, please contact:
Neasa O’Callaghan, Producer
Email: neasaocallaghan@gmail.com