Theatre: Accessible Performances at Dublin Theatre Festival
26 Sep - 13 Oct 2024 (Past)
Dublin Theatre Festival has announced a range of accessible performances as part of their 2024 programme.
At the heart of the festival is the city of Dublin – its people and its stories – and a commitment to contributing to the vibrant social and cultural life of our capital. Our mission is to present a programme of exceptional theatrical experiences that will appeal to the diverse communities and visitors that make up our city.
Dublin Theatre Festival have introduced an Access Pass to improve the booking experience for customers with disabilities or who attend their assisted performances. To sign up for the Access Pass, please fill in this Google Form. The form is also available in Microsoft Word format, please email access@dublintheatrefestival.ie. If you or a member of your party has any access requirements when attending a performance, please let Dublin Theatre Festival know at time of booking so they can accommodate your needs as fully as possible.
Descriptions of the set, characters and costumes are available for audiences availing of the audio described performances. These will be read 20 minutes before audio described performances and will be available in advance if requested via info@dublintheatrefestival.ie. For patrons availing of captioned performances, please notify at time of booking to allow for suitable seats to be allocated.
You can stay up to date with all accessible performance announcements by joining the dedicated mailing list or make an enquiry by contacting access@dublintheatrefestival.ie.
Grace
ISL Interpreted Performances 27 September at 11am (schools performance) and 28 September (1pm showing)
Audio Described Performances 28 September (4pm showing) and 29 September (1pm showing), facilitated by Mo Harte
All performances are relaxed and include captions
A new play for young people and families from Jody O’Neill (What I (Don’t) Know About Autism), Grace tells the story of a girl who has a relationship with her father where no words are needed. In fact, Grace doesn’t use words to talk at all. When her father dies suddenly, Grace needs to find a new way to communicate. This exciting new production explores family and communication as Grace and her father invite you into the multisensory landscape of Grace’s world.
The House
Captioned Performance 7.30pm Friday 4 October
Audio Described Performance 7.30pm Wednesday 2 October
It’s summer in 1950s Ireland and Mrs de Burca can sense the beginning of an end. With her health failing and her three daughters making their own way in the world, it’s time to sell the family home. Down the town, a generation of young men have returned from the building sites of England to haunt the streets for a few weeks. Among them is Christy Cavanagh, a man with cash in his pockets, fond memories of a childhood spent with the De Burca family, and a plan to buy their house.
0800 Cupid
ISL Interpreted Performance 3 October
Nightlife gatecrash, raucous cabaret and musical extravaganza; 0800 CUPID is a genre-defying queer countercultural opus from THISISPOPBABY that fizzes between performance and reality.
Sandpaper on Sunburn
ISL Interpreted Performance 4 October
Audio Described Performance and Touch Tour 5 October, facilitated by Mo Harte
It’s September 2018 and everyone’s living in a new, more inclusive Ireland after two referendums and one hot summer. We’re all redefining ourselves. And so is Freya. She got dumped. But when her ex shows up at her parents’ door along with unexpected news, it feels like anything is possible again.
Audio Described Performance and Touch Tour 10 October, facilitated by Mo Harte
Captioned Performance 13 October
When an unexpected visitor drops by, tensions begin to surface. Over the next 24 hours, scores will be settled, beliefs challenged and truths disclosed, ultimately jeopardising their very future together.
Amelia
ISL Interpreted Performance 2 October
One morning, something flies into the window of a house in the west of Ireland, bringing chaos to a small family living there. On the edge of an ocean, in a world full of weather forecasts and seed arks, four characters reach into possibility, into new dreams of living.
Starjazzer
ISL Interpreted Performance 17 October
In the same room of a Georgian Dublin house, two women, separated by 100 years, are united by their parallel experience. Each is intoxicated by the same patch of stars and the same square of sky from the back yard. Their legs painfully climb the stairs, stepping into the footprint of what was and what is to come.
Agreement
ISL Interpreted Performance 12 October (2pm showing)
The Gate Theatre presents a Lyric Theatre production. Agreement is set in April 1998 as the main political parties in Northern Ireland, the British government and the Irish government, all under the watchful eye of Senator George Mitchell, try to hammer out a deal that could pave the way for peace in Northern Ireland.
A Knock on the Roof
ISL Interpreted Performance 11 October
Mariam prepares for war. She knows that the army often drops small warning bombs on residential buildings in Gaza, giving tenants between 5 to 15 minutes to evacuate before a rocket demolishes their home. She decides to train for the possibility of this “Knock on the Roof”, frantically (and often humorously) practicing how far she can run in five minutes, and what she can carry to safety.
The Jesus Trilogy
ISL Interpreted Performance 16 October
A man steps off a boat with a child onto a new land. He is given the name ‘Simon’ and the age of ‘50’. His first mission is to find the lost boy’s mother. But how can he recognise someone he’s never met? An epic adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate J.M. Coetzee’s novels, The Jesus Trilogy is a moving saga exploring the legacy of memory, the nature of passion, and dance.
Content
ISL Interpreted Performance 18 October
During the course of a routine shift on the content moderation floor of an unnamed social media company, Alan and Alannah, two moderators, will have their lives forever altered when a particular video appears on their screens for deletion. A video that sends them on a pulsating search for answers.
Audio description and ISL interpreted performances facilitated by Arts & Disability Ireland. Dublin Theatre Festival is principally funded by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Banner image Credit: Sandpaper on Sunburn, photo by Ros Kavanagh.
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