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Thursday 15 April 2010 at 8pm
The Event
Theatre Tours International & Absurdum International
Tickets: €10
Written & directed by John Clancy
Performed by David Calvitto
WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award
NOMINATED: The Stage Best Solo Performance
"If it hasn't been acknowledged already, then it should be noted now that Calvitto is one of the funniest and cleverest performers around" The Herald
THE EVENT is a deceptively simple piece of theatre, which playfully but profoundly leads us to question, not only the nature of reality, but the very nature of existence itself.
A man standing in a pool of light wittily deconstructs the theatrical experience while offering parallel insight into modern life. What if everything we believe and experience is an illusion-a fantasy designed to make us forget all that's important and... we do.
The Man stands in a pool of light on the stage. He is an actor. We know this because he tells us so, but also because our past experience tells us that this is what actors do.
He appears to be intelligent, but this might just be clever direction.
There is a huge gap between what we assume and what we actually know. And the more he tells us, the less we think for ourselves. We are truly in the dark. Who do we think he is?
The Event is hugely acclaimed, beautifully conceived theatre, masterfully delivering a profound, thought-provoking, imaginative experience.
"an extraordinary tour-de-force...its observations on theatre itself are so lethally accurate and funny that it's difficult to resist them" The Scotsman
"Absolutely superb theatre that lives long in the imagination and deserves to be the top of any must see list!" (The Mirror)
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The Event
MEAL DEAL OFFER
Buy your ticket here at An Grianán for €10 and present it at one of the following participating restaurants and enjoy a two course meal for only €15.
Beetroot
074 912 9759
The Oak Tree
074 912 5892
Bella Rosa
087 778 3836
Prebooking recommended. All three restaurants are conveniently located across the road from the theatre.