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Shattering Glass


As part of our ACTING FOR CHANGE PROJECT Smashing Times Theatre Company are proud to announce the Irish premiere and tour of their new production Shattering Glass by Gillian Hackett, Mary Moynihan and Paul Kennedy opening on 11th January 2011 at the Balor Arts Centre, Donegal. Directed by Mary Moynihan.

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PRESS RELEASE – 7th Dec 2010


Reconciliation and Equality

through Drama Seminar

Friday 14th January 2011
Regional Cultural Centre
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Opening Remarks:          

Cllr. Dessie Larkin, Chairperson of the Donegal CDB Peace
and Reconciliation Partnership

                                   
Speakers: 

The Benefits of Artistic Processes to the Wider Community
Susan McKay
(Author & National Women’s Council of Ireland Director)

Issue Based Participatory Theatre; Working Drama Models
Freda Manweiler & Mary Moynihan
(Smashing Times Theatre Company)

Workshops:    
       
‘The Mask of Four Temperaments’ with Raymond Keane
Raymond Keane, Barabbas Theatre Company

Theatre and Peace Building in an International Context
Idan Meir, Combatants for Peace, Israel/Palestine      
           
Acting for Change - Anti- Sectarianism & Anti- Racism
Drama Workshop Models
Smashing Times Theatre Company

Smashing Times Theatre Company is delighted to announce details of their one-day Reconciliation and Equality through Drama Seminar on Friday 14th of January 2011 in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal. The Seminar is a celebration and exploration of the potential of artistic processes in informing our engagement with social issues such as racism, sectarianism, equality and peace building.

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Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd and
PlayLeft Productions in association with
Focus Theatre present the Irish Premiere of:

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By Dennis Kelly


Winner of Edinburgh Fringe First 2009 and Herald Angel Awards 2009

DIRECTED by Mary Moynihan
PRODUCED by Michal Leman-Lemanski
LIGHTING DESIGN by Conleth White
SET DESIGN by Lisa Krugel
COSTUME DESIGN by Therese Mullan
CAST Annette Flynn, Colm O'Brien and Adam Traynor

A riveting exploration of urban fear where a couple's insular world is thrown into turmoil by the arrival
of the woman's brother, covered in blood.

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Eanna Moynihan O Bradaigh in Orphans by Dennis Kelly

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Smashing Times Theatre Company

- Four New Projects:

Acting for Change in Donegal – an innovative arts programme using drama and theatre to promote reconciliation and mutual understanding within Donegal and on a cross-community and cross-border supported by Donegal CDB Peace and Reconciliation Partnership. The project features drama workshops, a professional theatre performance on tour, opening Tuesday 11th January 2011 at the Balor Arts Centre, Donegal and a One-Day Reconciliation And Equality Seminar Through Drama at the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Donegal on Friday 14 January 2011.


Acting for Change in Armagh, Newry and Mourne,
Banbridge and Craigavon and run in collaboration with the Irish Peace Centres, this project consists of drama workshops to promote anti-racism and anti-sectarianism conducted with schools, youth groups and communities in Armagh, Newry and Mourne, Banbridge and Craigavon. This project is part-financed by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE III) managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.


Acting for the Future – using drama and theatre to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention supported by ESB ElectricAID Ireland (ESBEI) and run in association with the Samaritans and the Irish Association of Suicidology with advice from a Panel of Advisors. A performance of Testimonies by Mary Moynihan and Paul Kennedy took place at the Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun on 7th September 2010. Other performances coming soon.


Orphans by Dennis Kelly – Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd and PlayLeft Productions in association with Focus Theatre present the Irish Premiere of Dennis Kelly's acclaimed contemporary suspense drama Orphans, winner of the Edinburgh Fringe First & Herald Angel Awards 2009. Orphans directed by Mary Moynihan with Annette Flynn, Colm O'Brien and Adam Traynor is a riveting exploration of urban fear where
a couple's insular world is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of the woman's brother, covered in blood.

 

 

  


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