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5 PLAYS
5 WEEKS
FROM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH
ALL PERFORMANCES
EXCLUSIVELY AT
HTTPS://AXISBALLYMUN.
TICKETSOLVE.COM/SHOWS
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Five plays were filmed in the beautiful The Pumphouse Presents is a continuation
Pumphouse Building in Dublin Port during the of Dublin Port Company’s commitment to
Summer of 2020 they will now be premiered integrate Dublin Port with Dublin City in a
online over five Friday Nights culminating in a manner that will transform all of our experiences
week-long festival of theatre in December 2020. of the eastern end of our capital city. We hope
you enjoy it.
These shows will be available free of charge as
a gift from Dublin Port in these strange times. Notes:
But donations will be accepted towards a new
artist development fund to be managed by axis All premieres will be able to be booked through
Ballymun. https://axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/shows
A Winter Festival of Plays The Pumphouse Presents comprises five theatre All shows during Festival week to be
pieces, new and previously staged, all recorded booked through
commissioned by Dublin Port in the Victorian era Pumphouse which serviced https://axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/products/
Company featuring work the old graving dock.
from axis Ballymun, ANU
It is presented over five weeks as the days Donations will also be able to be made when
productions and Fishamble: darken and as the country continues to endure booking a ticket. Shows will premiere at 8pm on
The New Play Company. a pandemic. The five pieces are offered as a the night and be able to be viewed for 48 hours
reminder of some of what we have temporarily but must be booked before the 8pm premiere,
had to forego and what we hope to be able to they will then be unable to be viewed before the
enjoy again once the days begin to lengthen. Festival in December.
The pieces are also a statement of our intent to
programme events in the new heritage zone
based on Dublin and its port’s rich heritage.
CHARLIE’S A CLEPTO LEPER + CHIP SLICE, THE THIEF EMBARGO CANARIES
INTRODUCTION 3
The Port was once the geographical hub of Today’s port authority is Dublin Port Company
Dublin City where commerce and the daily lives and, as part of our infrastructural development
of Dubliners mingled on the quays. But over programme, we have set ourselves the objective
the past one hundred and fifty years, as the City of re-integrating the Port with the City.
expanded and ships got bigger, the Port moved
ever farther downriver into Dublin Bay and To achieve this somewhat nebulous goal, we
away from the sight and the consciousness of have completed projects such as the Diving
the city it served. Where the port was once both Bell on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay (2015) and
visible and essential, it is, today, largely invisible the opening up of the Scott Tallon Walker
even if it remains just as essential to the City as designed Port Centre on East Wall Road (2017).
it ever was.
Dublin Port is owned and We plan, by 2040, to bring Dublin Port to its
ultimate capacity by completing a series of
operated by a State owned huge infrastructure projects. Dublin Port will
company with a commercial then stop growing some 333 years after the first
port authority, the Ballast Office Committee of
mandate to provide infrastructure Dublin Corporation, was established.
for ships and cargo handling.
This final growth spurt cannot happen without
But the Port is much more than support for the Port and there can only be
just a huge industrial estate one- support if Dublin Port is understood in all its
facets particularly through its heritage. Frankly,
third the size of the Phoenix Park the cargo statistics and financial data that
where the paraphenalia of daily describe the business of Dublin Port are not of
much interest to most people.
life is lifted on and off ships in
steel boxes by enormous cranes.
INTRODUCTION 4
We have also looked to artists to explore the The Pumphouse Presents comprises five theatre
links between the Port, the City and the River pieces, both new and previously staged, all
Liffey in music (Starboard Home, 2016), in recorded in the Victorian era Pumphouse which
the visual arts (through our Port Perspectives serviced the old graving dock. It is presented
programme, 2017) and in theatre (Lee Coffey’s over five weeks as the days darken and as the
In Our Veins and Dermot Bolger’s Last Orders country continues to endure a pandemic.
at the Dockside, 2019). And we have supported The five pieces are offered as a reminder of some
the publication of books about the Port, the of what we have temporarily had to forego and
City and the Bay notably Dublin Bay Nature and what we hope to be able to enjoy again once the
History by Richard Nairn, David Jeffrey and Rob days begin to lengthen. The pieces are also a
Goodbody (2017) and Dublin Moving East statement of our intent to programme events in
1708-1844 by Michael Branagan (2020). the new heritage zone based on Dublin and its
port’s rich heritage.
We are now entering a phase in the development
of Dublin Port where we must pursue our re- The Pumphouse Presents is a continuation
integration objective with the same of Dublin Port Company’s commitment to
determination as we have been bringing to integrate Dublin Port with Dublin City in a
projects that increase the Port’s capacity. The manner that will transform all of our experiences
projects and arts initiatives we have completed of the eastern end of our capital city. We hope
in recent years convince us of the validity and you enjoy it.
merit of our effort to re-integrate the Port with
the City.
Eamonn O’Reilly
Chief Executive, Dublin Port Company
PLAY DATES
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 8PM FRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH 8PM
CHARLIE’S EMBARGO
A CLEPTO BY DEIRDRE KINAHAN
PRESENTED BY FISHAMBLE: THE
BY CLARE MONNELLY
NEW PLAY COMPANY
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 8PM FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH 8PM
LEPER + CHIP CANARIES
BY LEE COFFEY CREATED BY
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN ANU PRODUCTIONS
DECEMBER 19TH – 23RD
FRIDAY DECEMBER 4TH 8PM
ALL PLAYS WILL BE
SLICE, THE THIEF AVAILABLE TO VIEW AS PART
BY LEE COFFEY
OF AN ONLINE FESTIVAL.
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 8PM CHARLIE’S A CLEPTO BY CLARE MONNELLY PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN …“A truly unmissable show”… The Irish Times
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Charlie is a kleptomaniac - the doctor told her. Nominated for Best New Play and Best Actress
Reckons it stems from childhood trauma. Irish Times Theatre Awards
But she has the robbin’ completely under
control these days. For real. Yeah, she has a Written and performed by Clare Monnelly
bit of a mouth on her, but she’s only trying to Directed and Dramaturgy by Aaron
be funny. Give everyone a laugh, not cause Monaghan
trouble, like. Designed by Suzie Cummins
Not today, of all days. See, there’s a lot riding Acknowledgements:
on these 24 hours... Suzie Cummins
Niamh McHugh
Charlie loves that little boy more than she Niamh Ní Chonchubhair
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 8PM ever thought it was possible to love another Mark O’Brien
CHARLIE’S human. And if she can only keep her head
down and her mouth shut, she might just get
All the team at axis Ballymun
Irish Theatre Institute
A CLEPTO him back. Lee Coffey
Ger McNaughton
Written and performed by Clare Monnelly Dublin Port
BY CLARE MONNELLY directed by Aaron Monaghan Dublin Fringe
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN original music by Derek Conaghy Smock Alley Theatre & Scene & Heard Festival
The Arts Council of Ireland
15+ contains strong language Dublin City Council
Media Coop
Originally produced for the stage by axis Bitter Like A Lemon
Ballymun Seamus O’Rourke
The Monnelly Family
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 8PM LEPER + CHIP BY LEE COFFEY PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN “Hilarious, fast-paced and deeply heartfelt. A hugely promising first play” Mark O’Rowe
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Boy meets girl…in the middle of a battering, Adapted from the critically acclaimed stage
boy wrecks bus full of pensioners, girl gets production of the same name, originally
chased by machete-wielding maniac and love produced by Bitter Like A Lemon in
without madness isn’t love at all. association with Theatre Upstairs. Nominated
for the National Student Drama Award and
Fast, frantic, funny… Dublin at 100mph with The Broadway Baby 5 Star Award. Originally
leopard-coated cougars, Pringle-eating whales designed by Laura Honan and Eoghan Carrick.
and your tiny little mate chained inside a
fridge. Blink and you’ll miss it.
Acknowledgements:
Ger McNaughton
Written by Lee Coffey
Tilestyle
Directed by Karl Shiels
Irish Theatre Institute
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 8PM Original Music by Derek Conaghy
Dublin Port Company
LEPER + CHIP Starring Amilia Stewart Keating and
Conall Keating
Mark O’Brien
axis:Ballymun
Associate-Directed by Laura Honan and
Theatre Upstairs
BY LEE COFFEY Lee Coffey
Lanigan’s Bar
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN Paul Stewart
15+ contains strong language Ciaran Keating
Media Coop10 FRIDAY DECEMBER 4TH 8PM SLICE, THE THIEF BY LEE COFFEY PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN “What do you do when you fall off the bike?”
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Slice, The Thief, has a huge scar on his
stomach. That’s how he got his name. 18+ Strictly
How’d it happen? He has no idea. This play contains very strong adult themes,
language and terms which some may find
And today, it’s the least of his worries. offensive. Views expressed are solely those of
the character.
Slice has stolen the wrong bike. He has 24
hours to get it back or he’s dead. Acknowledgements:
Ger McNaughton
The bike of his dreams leads to a day of Tilestyle
nightmares and a whirlwind ride through the Irish Theatre Institute
FRIDAY DECEMBER 4TH 8PM suburbs of Dublin at the speed of light - heart Dublin City Council
SLICE, beating from out his chest - where his past,
present and future will all collide.
Arts Council of Ireland
axis Ballymun
THE THIEF Take what you want and it’s bound to catch up
Theatre Upstairs
Smock Alley Theatre
with you. Dave McDonagh
BY LEE COFFEY
Fran Whelan
PRESENTED BY AXIS BALLYMUN Written by Lee Coffey Paul Whelan
Directed by Aaron Monaghan Wes Doyle
Starring John Cronin Mark O’Brien
Original music by Derek Conaghy Media CoopFRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH 8PM EMBARGO BY DEIRDRE KINAHAN PRESENTED BY FISHAMBLE: THE NEW PLAY COMPANY “a fantastic performance in new circumstances” President Michael D Higgins “A brave, strongly acted production from the ever-reliable Fishamble” Irish Times
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Lighting & Set Design by Zia Bergin-Holly
Music & Sound Design by Denis Clohessy
Costume Design by Catherine Fay
Hair & Make Up by Val Sherlock
Production Manager Eoin Kilkenny
Three souls caught up in the violent winds of Stage Manager Steph Ryan
change... In September 1920, during the War Assistant Stage Manager Sarah Purcell
of Independence, dockers and railwaymen Wardrobe Supervisor Catherine Connell
refused to transport any armed troops, or to Dialect Coach Gavin O’Donoghue
handle any weapons arriving from Britain. On Covid Officer Ronan Carey
the centenary of this act of civil resistance, Artistic Director Jim Culleton
Fishamble staged Embargo, a site-responsive Dramaturg Gavin Kostick
production by Deirdre Kinahan, in association Production Coordinator Ronan Carey
with Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Port Marketing Manager Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
Company. Chief LX Gary Maguire
Lighting Crew Suzie Cummins, Cillian McNamara
Embargo is a muddy, complicated, poetic, Sound Operator James Blake
FRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH 8PM bloody, and heroic tale of a politically Stage Crew Vincent Doherty,
Hugh Roberts, Damien Woods
EMBARGO motivated industrial action, in which three
characters deal with a pivotal moment during Set Construction Ger Clancy
Set Scenic Eugenia Genunchi
the Irish war of independence. These are our
BY DEIRDRE KINAHAN ghosts, their story is our story. Production Support Production Services Ireland
and One Louder Sound
PRESENTED BY FISHAMBLE:
Transport Trevor Price Ltd.
THE NEW PLAY COMPANY 14+
ontains strong language and themes
C
Press & Publicity by O’Doherty Communications
of suicide and death.
Graphic Design by Publicis
Promotional Photography by Mattieu Chardon
Written by Deirdre Kinahan
Production Photography by Anthony Woods
Directed by Maisie Lee Filmed by Media Coop
Cast Acknowledgements:
Callan Cummins as Jack Dublin Port Company, Iarnród Éireann,
Matthew Malone as Gracie The Arts Council, Dublin City Council,
Mary Murray as Jane The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,
Produced by Eva Scanlan Sport & Media and the National Library.FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH 8PM CANARIES CREATED BY ANU PRODUCTIONS Based on the history of the First World War munitions factory located where Port Centre is today.
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Canaries is a tender observation of the Written & Directed by Louise Lowe
sacrifice and efforts of the Irish female
munitions workers during World War 1, a Cast
story much less told. As well as the National Mae: Aggi O’Casey
Factory at Parkgate Street and Dublin Port, Florence: Eavan Gaffney
there were state-run munitions factories in
Galway, Waterford and Cork employing 4,000 Creative
women. A further 5,000 people were employed Sound Designer: Sinead Diskin
by a factory in Arklow that manufactured Set & props: Owen Boss
100 tons of cordite a week. CANARIES hopes Costume: Maree Kearns
to honour the Irish women who risked Dialect coach: Robbie O’Connor
life and limb to supply ammunition to the Transport: Martin Finucane
FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH 8PM frontline. Facing daily peril by handling
CANARIES explosive chemicals that carried the risk of
them contracting potentially fatal diseases,
Producer: Lynnette Moran and Matt Smyth
Line producer: Leanna Cuttle
amputation and even death. But for most, the
CREATED BY effects of their work were immediately visible; Special thanks to
ANU PRODUCTIONS a lurid shade of yellow that stained their Dublin Port Company, The LIR National Academy
skin and hair, earning them the nickname - of Dramatic Arts including Catherine Fay,
CANARIES Colm Carney and Bill Woodland.
A celebration of friendship and solidarity,
CANARIES remembers these women and
plays homage to their experiences.FUTURE PLANS FOR 16 THE PUMPHOUSE The Pumphouse Presents marks the and to create a distinct and unique destination commencement of works to create a two acre in the heart of the working port. This area will heritage zone on Alexandra Road. From March be expanded in a later phase in the coming 2021, we intend to use this heritage zone to years when the adjacent 1880’s Graving Dock host exhibitions, events and performances No. 1 is unearthed.
LIFFEY TO 17
TOLKA PROJECT
Recently we have also
launched our ambitious
DUBLIN PORT
Liffey to Tolka project, the distributed museum 6.3km
most important port city
integration project to date
providing 1.4km of civic
space along East Wall Road.
LIFFEY-
This is part of a wider Dublin TOLKA
Port initiative to create a PROJECT
1.9km
distributed museum from the
Diving Bell to the Port. 1.4km
8 0.3km 0.2km
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6 1.3km
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2
1.2km
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ROUTES LANDMARKS
From Diving Bell to Berth 18 - 1.2km 1 Diving Bell 6 Port Centre
Liffey-Tolka Pedestrian and Cycle Route - 1.4km 2 Scherzer Bridge 7 Maritime Garden
Detour to The Pumphouse and The Flour Mill - 0.5km 3 Crane 290 8 The Victorian Substation
Tolka Estuary Greenway – Phase 1 - 1.9km 4 Blood Stoney Blocks Installation 9 The Pumphouse
Tolka Estuary Greenway – Phase 2 - 1.3km 5 Crane 292 10 The Flour Millwww.sourcedesign.ie
Dublin Port Company would like to thank Colin Hartford, Declan Sullivan - The PMO office, John Coady & Tom Downes - Roadbridge, PHC Department. ALL PERFORMANCES EXCLUSIVELY AT HTTPS://AXISBALLYMUN. TICKETSOLVE.COM/SHOWS
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