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ANU PRODUCTIONS
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Angel Meadow Thirteen: Backwash Thirteen: Constituent(s) Thirteen: Incitement Thirteen: Inquiry Thirteen: Porous Thirteen: Resilience Thirteen: Save the Kiddies Thirteen: Soup Thirteen: Speakers Corner Thirteen: SuasionAngel Meadow
Synopsis:
Immerse yourself in an adrenaline-fuelled encounter, exhuming an area of Manchester that no longer exists. Angel Meadow, once a steaming, sordid hell on earth at the centre of the industrial world; populated by red eyed scuttling gangs, girl rippers and the displaced Irish. Here lost strangers sought solace, sex and the divine. ANU Productions, a multi-award winning company heralded by the Irish Times as making the "most searing works of the past decade" invite you to surrender to your own Ancoats experience. Inspired by the 19th century experience of Irish migrants escaping poverty for a better life in industrial Manchester, Angel Meadow is a raw, immersive and explosive experience. Angel Meadow moves you through a building layered with the various lives of people who passed through its doors; lodgers in a night asylum, working men in a pub, dead bodies laid out for an inquest and scuttling gangs fighting for their territory. Passing through intimate encounters and installations, your journey will be unique, shaped by the decisions you make and the characters you meet. You won't just see the world of Irish immigrants, you'll hear it, touch it and taste it, encountering landlords, butchers, devils and angels along the way. Angel Meadow is a unique experience, moving in an instant from present-day Ancoats to its violent, sordid past, and back again, and even inhabiting them both at once.
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Manchester: Ancoats 10 Jun 2014
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Top of PageThirteen: Backwash
Synopsis:
A backward flow or movement produced especially by a propelling force. Every closing down sale, every empty shop window in the city-centre , every fresh 'Retail Unit To Let' has its own unique story of disappointment and hardship.What do you do when 'the economic downturn' takes everything you've built up from scratch? the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
2 Scarlet Row, Dublin Fringe Festival 14 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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Top of PageThirteen: Constituent(s)
Synopsis:
What is there left to lose? An impeccably restored 1913 tram is on display in Collins Barracks. What does it have to say about Dublin in 2013? Someone's come here today to escape the incessant demands of their life into the quiet safety of the past. Watch what happens when real life catches up. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin Fringe Festival 13 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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Top of PageThirteen: Incitement
Synopsis:
Revolution needs violence. Do we learn from our mistakes? Ireland's troubles seem familiar: emigration, loss of sovereignty, powerful institutions abusing their power, politicians bending the rules. Museums are where we display what we choose to remember and decide on the story we tell ourselves about how we got where we are today. What would it take to make us change things for good? the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin Fringe Festival 20 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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45 min piece
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Top of PageThirteen: Inquiry
Synopsis:
there are no great causes anymore. Jim Larkin was a force of nature, one of the greatest public speakers of his time, and boasted to have been selected by the Comintern as one of the 25 proposed leaders of the Communist world. His speeches and his vision for Ireland were soaring. In the beautiful surroundings of Dublin Castle, venue for Larkin's appearance at the Askwith tribunal, observe him in a private moment of self-examination, the man behind the rhetoric. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
Dublin Castle, Dublin Fringe Festival 18 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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Top of PageThirteen: Porous
Synopsis:
Protesting doesn't make a difference. 2013's vulnerable workers aren't necessarily unskilled labourers. Downsizing, outsourcing and liquidations affect a wide variety of people. If you had a chance to help someone protest against their treatment, would you stand with them? the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
2 Scarlet Row, Dublin Fringe Festival 11 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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40 min piece
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Top of PageThirteen: Resilience
Synopsis:
When is enough is enough? the peeling wallpaper and nailholes above the mantle of Number 14 Henrietta Street are silent testaments to the hundreds of families that have passed through this tenement building. It is October 1913. All over the city tonight identical conversations have happened in hundreds of homes. Sit with one couple as they confront their worst fears. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
14 Henrietta Street, Dublin Fringe Festival 10 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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Top of PageThirteen: Save the Kiddies
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there are worse things than losing a child. In 1913, 61 year old Dora Montefiore was accused of being a meddler, a souper, a kidnapper and even a slave-trader. Her crime: offering to evacuate Dublin's starving children to be fed and housed in Great Britain. Dublin mothers jostled with each other to sign up for the scheme but the Catholic clergy intervened, snatching the children from them and brought them to Tara Street Baths to be deloused, where it all exploded into mayhem. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
Markievicz Swimming Pool reception , Dublin Fringe Festival 17 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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Top of PageThirteen: Soup
Synopsis:
Everyone has their part to play. the ITGWU set up a soup kitchen in Liberty Hall for the hungry families of locked out workers during 1913. Helena Moloney, a leading trade unionist, was performing on the Abbey Stage just down the road. Between performances, she burst out the stage door in costume and ran to Liberty Hall to lend a hand... the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
Outside Abbey Theatre , Dublin Fringe Festival 16 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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45 min piece
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Top of PageThirteen: Speakers Corner
Synopsis:
Speakers Corner was set up at the start of the year by the Artist Collective. "It is an open platform for people to express their thoughts & feelings about where we are now. In this time of crisis we believe in the need for active citizenship." During THIRTEEN, Speaker's Corner will be on Beresford Place, the site of many of Jim Larkin's speeches during the Lockout. Come along to listen, to air your views on the Lockout's legacy, the issues facing Ireland today, or whatever you think we should all be talking about. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
Liberty Hall / Beresford Place corner, Dublin Fringe Festival 14 Sep 2013
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A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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60 min piece
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Top of PageThirteen: Suasion
Synopsis:
Panic is taking hold at the wholseale robbery of the working class. Rosie Hackett co-founded the Irish Women Worker's Union and led a successful strike of 3000 women at the Jacobs Factory, all by the time she was 18. PT Daly, Larkin's right hand man during 1913, is remembered in controversy by those who remember him at all. Join them in the bowels of Liberty Hall and see what extraordinary differences ordinary people can make. the closest thing Ireland has ever had to a socialist revolution, the Dublin Lockout provides us with a glimpse of an alternative Ireland. the current economic collapse and the resulting national distress pulls the issues of one hundred years ago sharply into focus. Echoes of mass meetings and marches, industrial unrest and the very rights of the citizen reverberate today as it did then. Building incrementally day by day over thirteen days of the festival, ANU presents a series of thirteen interconnecting works combining performance, installation and digital technology allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the tumultuous events of 1913 as they unfold in present day Dublin.
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1st Produced:
Outside Liberty Hall, Dublin Fringe Festival 12 Sep 2013
Organisations:
A co-production with Dublin Fringe Festival, with the support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion, Dublin City Council, the LAB and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, DCTV and Fishamble; the New Play Company's New Play Clinic.
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45 min piece
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