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DRAMA
Thursday 8 November at 8pm
The Cross and the Switchblade
Saltmine Theatre Co
Tickets: €15/€12
1950's New York is a city of gangs, drugs and violence where only the toughest survive. Certainly it is no place for a friendless Puerto Rican kid with a family he'd rather forget. But Nicky Cruz is no ordinary boy and when he is initiated into the ranks of the dreaded Mau Mau gang, his craziness and skill with a blade make him one of the most feared figures in the city's underworld.
David Wilkerson, is a country preacher in a comfortable parish. So what on earth could possess him to go to New York, armed with nothing but a bible, to be with the fighters, hookers and users? What will happen when David finally comes face to face with Nicky Cruz?
This pulsating play touredthe UK to huge acclaim in 2000 and 2001 and is here revived with a brand new cast and adaptation.
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A scene from The Cross and the Switchblade