Refuge by Deirdre Kinahan
“All war… it starts with stories, starts with lies.”
Fishamble: The New Play Company and Staatstheater Mainz in Germany, in association with Pavilion Theatre and Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable are delighted to present the World Premiere of REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan in Mainz in June. This run will be followed by the Irish Premiere at Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire as part of Dublin Theatre Festival this Autumn, as well as very special performances in Limerick, the home of the play, at the Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable.
“Why are you here?”
1710, Rathkeale, County Limerick.
The Palatine community flees persecution in Germany and is offered land in Ireland that should never have been given. REFUGE traces their journey and explores the enduring connections between displaced communities of the past and those seeking safety today.
In 1710, a group of Palatines fled religious persecution in Germany and were offered refuge in Rathkeale, County Limerick.
Blending theatre with live music and dance, REFUGE traces their journey and explores the enduring connections between displaced communities of the past and those seeking safety today.
What messages would the settlers of the past be shouting to communities searching for refuge, safety and peace in our world now?
REFUGE is presented as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency culture programme. Reading events supported by the Goethe-Institut.
“Outstanding…incredibly powerful…a coherent, profoundly humanistic whole” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“The narrative skills vividly portray the subtle nuances and conflicting emotions… a testament to the hopeful, but ultimately failed, attempt to find refuge.” – Nacht Kritik
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