Festival / Theatre / 11-15 October 2023

This Solution

Tickets: €20-€31.50 (Full price ticket includes €1.50 booking fee)

This show is part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2023 - View the full Project lineup here!

Irish Sign Language interpreted performance: 13 Oct / 7.30 pm.

Audio described performance and Captioned performance: 15 Oct / 6.30 pm

Talking Theatre - 14 Oct: Post-Show with Claire O'Reilly, Shaun Dunne, and members of the company.

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Show Time: 11-13 Oct: 7.30pm | 14 Oct: 2.30pm & 7.30pm | 15 Oct: 6.30pm | 80mins approx.

A porn set. 

A private dance class. 

A perpetual agreement. 

Cash in hand. 

Based on a true story, This Solution is a new documentary-theatre hybrid from Shaun Dunne that fuses revelatory testimony with new writing, dance, and original music. Inspired by a young Irish man’s experience of the gay porn industry, this genre-bending new work looks at consent and contracts, regret and rebirth, uniting a compelling team of contemporary artists. This project marks Dunne’s return to Dublin Theatre Festival following the cinematic release of “How to tell a Secret” (IFTA nominated, adapted from Rapids, DTF, 2018).

World Premiere.

Accessibility

Irish Sign Language interpreted performance: 13 Oct / 7.30 pm. Audio described performance and Captioned performance: 15 Oct / 6.30 pm

Contains strong language, loud noises, mature themes, sexual themes, strobe lighting, use of haze.

If you require assistance for your visit, please do not hesitate to contact us at access@projectartscentre.ie or call 01 8819 613. You can find the latest information about Project’s accessibility here.

Credits

Writer Shaun Dunne
Directors Claire O’Reilly & Shaun Dunne
Creative ProducerKillian Coyle
Costume Design Ellen Kirk
Lighting Designer John Gunning
Sound Design Robbie Kitt
Film Design, Photography; Videography Luca Truffarelli
Choreographer; Performer Jessie Thompson
Chief LX & Op Gavin Kennedy

Stage Manager Rachel Ellen Bollard
ASM Aimee Crilly
Production Manager Eoin Hannaway

Cast Adam John Richardson (The Dry Britbox / RTE), Jessie Thompson; Adam O’Reilly. More TBC.

Press

[How to tell a Secret is] one of the smartest most ingeniously crafted Irish films in years – Irish Examiner

Funding

Commissioned by Project Arts Centre, with support from Mermaid Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival, field:arts.

Funded by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Project Arts Centre is proudly supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council.

Disclaimer

Contains strong language, loud noises, mature themes, sexual themes, strobe lighting, use of haze.

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