New Works Reading Series

2010-11 NEW WORKS READING SERIES

As part of our mission statement, The Irish Repertory Theatre “encourages the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures.”

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Upcoming Readings...

Friday, September 24, 2010
3:00 pm

The Dark Things
by Ursula Rani Sarma

“Death means a lot of money, honey. Death can really make you look like a star.”

Daniel is famous. He has walked away from disaster and turned it into art. As he prepares for the ultimate exhibition of his life, the headlines proclaim him unbreakable. But inside, Daniel is falling apart. LJ has always been a survivor, in total command of her emotions. Since being bound to Daniel by a freak accident, she can’t quite seem to get her heart under control. Steph wants to be special, to have her photo in the paper for once, and not just because she’s Daniel’s sister. Can Karl, who claims to be in ‘production’, invent a future where they both get recognised? Gerry is just holding on. Once an eminent psychiatrist, his methods of healing are at odds with what his profession will tolerate. How can he save Daniel when he can barely help himself? As the destinies of these five lost souls collide, they discover themselves and each other. A brave and brilliant new play about art, fame and death.

Ursula Rani Sarma (playwright) is a writer from the West of Ireland of Irish/Indian descent. Her plays include RIOT (ACT, San Fancisco and Theatre Royal Bath); The Dark Things (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh – Best New Play and Best Production, Critics Awards for Scottish Theatre, 2009); The Magic Tree (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival and the Cork Midsummer Festival); The Spider Men (National Theatre and UK Tour); Blue (Project Theatre Dublin, Theatre 503, London and Cork Opera House); When the War Came (New Theatre Company, London); Touched (Asylum Theatre Co, Cork); Orpheus Road (Paines Plough, Theatre); and Gift (Belltable Theatre, Limerick). Her radio plays include A Tiny Light in the Darkness (BBC Radio 3); The Fisherman (RTE Radio 1,) and Car Four (BBC Radio 3) and her work for TV includes an episode of RTE's hit series RAW. Other work includes a translation of Italian Playwright Luca De Bei’s play The Dogs that Face the Hare for the National Theatre, a collection of poetry and work for the screen, including an adaptation of The Dark Things currently in development with The Bureau Film Company London. Ursula is working on an adaptation of Lorca's Yerma which will premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in March 2011. Ursula is also currently under commission to the Traverse Theatre, The Irish Film Board and the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

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The 2010-11 New Works Reading Series is underwritten in part by Alexis Doyle, and the members of our Patron's Circle.

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