The final play in the Peacock’s series the Darkest Corner is James X written and directed by Gerard Mannix Flynn and it concludes in the Peacock tonight. However tomorrow evening, Sunday May 2, Mannix/Far Cry Productions have arranaged an accessible performance in the Green Room of the Holiday Inn in Pearse Street, Dublin 2. The […]
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Developments on The Peacock Theatre and ‘No Escape’
April 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Disability, Equality
Tonight No Escape opens in The Peacock Theatre and there have been a number of developments since I wrote about the lack of access to The Peacock and the rights of people with disabilities to both access the venue and bare witness to the work of Mary Raftery and others. After some further discussions and […]
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No Escape and No Entrance either
April 8th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Disability
Update: The Abbey released a statement this evening in response to this post and other queries regarding access to the Peacock and the forthcoming productions. A play opens next week in Dublin – a piece of documentary theatre on the Ryan Report on abuse in institutions. Written by Mary Raftery, No Escape is the first […]
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Mat Fraser appearing at Axis this week
March 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Mat Fraser appearing at Axis this week · Disability
I was lucky enough to see Mat Fraser perform most of his new show ‘From Freak To Clique’ when he visited Dublin in December. I’m delighted to hear he will be back again this Thursday at the Axis in Ballymun with a full production and think you should go see him because he’ll wreck your […]