Rough Magic begins a regular series of play readings – some familiar, others new to Irish audiences. These are powerful, thought-provoking plays that moved the dial when they were first staged, challenging ideas and showcasing the power of great dramatic writing.
They remind us just how thrilling, limitless, and ambitious theatre writing can be when visionary playwrights and talented performers bring it to life.
Tickets available now at Project Arts Centre
The Flick by Annie Baker – Thursday 27th March 7.30pm
In a run-down movie theatre in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35mm film projectors in the state. A hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast changing world. Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
THE FLICK is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French LTD www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Pentecost by Stewart Parker – Friday 28th March 7.30pm
1970s Belfast. In a tiny parlour house four unlikely housemates take refuge from the Loyalist strike against power-sharing in the North. At the centre is the implacable ghost of the woman whose life was contained within its walls. One of the most stimulating, humorous and illuminating plays to chart internal links to the external conflict. Winner of the 1987 Harvey’s Award for Best New Play.
Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Sat 29th March 2.30pm
This funny, trenchant, and powerful play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn thirty. But when an ordinary humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their story become higher than ever. Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Gloria is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing Dramatists Play Service Collection (www.dramatists.com).
