BAT THE FATHER RABBIT TO SON and More this Week At The New Theatre

Acclaimed playwright Donal O'Kelly's tour de force psychological comedy Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son comes to The New Theatre this week. Follow haulage magnate Rabbit through an odyssey of Dublin, past and present, real and imagined. Running for two weeks only, to celebrate 30 years since it was first written.

Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son by Donal O'Kelly
Dates: November 1st - 11th, 7.30pm
Previews October 30th & 31st, 7.30pm
Tickets: €16 (€12.50)

About the Show:
It's Dublin in the late 1980s. The IFSC is a newly built jewel. Rabbit is a self-made haulage magnate. He's up to his neck in the kind of deals destined to redefine the word "tribunal". But something's wrong. He cuts a deal with his underling Keogh to help him find his lost moorings. This quest is hampered by eruptions from his deceased father Bat, former Citizen Army volunteer and pawn shop assistant. The struggle between father and son, past and present, imagination and reality, spans Dublin. Their crazed voyage out of Howth and up the River Liffey builds to a climax described by The Guardian as "one of the strongest dramatic conclusions I've ever seen". An explosive psychological analysis of the generation that led us to Boom and Bust. Written 30 years ago, 'Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son' prophesizes the birth of The Best Little Country in Which to own a Vulture Fund. Bat The Father Rabbit The Son was first presented by Rough Magic for the Dublin Theatre Festival in the Mansion House in 1988. It toured to New York, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Australia and New Zealand, as well as all over Ireland. Reviews: "A prose poem of magical beauties and plunging vulgarities ...friends, it is purely brilliant" New York Post "Magnificent script and performance" The Scotsman "A sustained burst of imagination and invention" Sunday Tribune "A wild slapstick tour de force" New York Times "A powerful and unforgettable show" The News, Adelaide "This is a terrific show - go and help make this man rich and famous" Evening News, Edinburgh

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NEW WRITING WEEK 2017

Dates: November 13th - 15th

We are delighted to announce that the writers and plays selected for our New Writing Week 2017 are:
Brendan Griffin - 'The Toastmaster'
Ciara Cassoni - 'Giddyup's Way'
Shane Gaffney - 'The Monday BC'
These play readings will take place nightly at 7.30pm. In addition to three full readings, 9 writers whose scripts showed huge development potential have also been selected to showcase their work through a series of scenes each evening at 6pm. Those writers are, in no particular order:
Jessica Freed - 'Waking The Land'
Christopher Moore - 'Hotel Eirene'
Anne Anderson - 'Chemistry'
Daniel O'Brien - 'Daddy'
Nadine Flynn - 'DIRT'
Jim Connell-Moylan - 'The Bull: Death of a Laydiez Man'
Gavin Turtle - 'A Certain Kind of Man'
Krystal Sweedman - 'Black Cherry'
James Ireland - 'World-Perfect'
The performed readings will take place on Mon 13th, Tues 14th and Weds 15th November, and the full schedule and production team will be announced next week. Huge congratulations to all the writers and thank you to everyone who responded to what has been our most successful call-out to date. It's going to be a fantastic week and we can't wait to start working with this very talented batch of playwrights!

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Dublin Feminist Film Festival
Dates: November 16th - 18th, 2017 Tickets: TBA

About the Festival: Dublin Feminist Film Festival is an annual event at The New Theatre. The Dublin Feminist Film Festival is run voluntarily and all profits go Sasane Nepal. We are hugely grateful for your support and interest. Full programme will be announced shortly.

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