“I’ve seen the psychiatrist, the gastroenterologist, the neurologist, the ophthalmologist, the homoeopathic healer, the chiropractor, the aromatherapist. The Exorcist? Honestly, at this point, I’m gagging for an exorcism. “
Blending live music, movement, text and striking visual design, and created by artists living with chronic illness and invisible disabilities, this immersive performance reveals the hidden, often messy truth behind “I’m fine”: the cost of getting out of bed, the absurdity of medical bureaucracy, the sting of being left out, and the beauty and solidarity that make it possible to carry on.
PERFORMANCES:
6 Sep, 18:15
7 Sep, 18:15
8 Sep, 20:45
9 Sep, 18:15
All performances are Relaxed.
Home Ground Performance with ISL Interpretation: 9 Sep, 18:15
For Deaf and disabled audiences, and ISL users.
Prices: €20 (full), €18 (conc.), €16 (preview)
Venue
Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley – Main Space
Duration
60mins
Chronically Hopeful is a Musici Ireland Production
Created in collaboration with the cast
Director: Beth McNinch
Score by: Libby Croad
Poet/Writer: Trudie Gorman
Additional improvisation from Jane Hackett and Ioana Petcu-Colan – Violins, Beth McNinch – Viola, Katie Tertell – Cello
Choreographer/Dancer: Ali Clarke
Dancer: Safire Hikari
Actor: Eleanor Walsh
Original Concept: Beth McNinch
Lighting Design: Eoin McNinch
Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed with support from Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, & Rainy Days Festival, Luxembourg.
Information
Home Ground: This show is part of Dublin Fringe Festival’s Home Ground community takeover performances initiative, facilitating artists to co-create safe, celebratory audience spaces for the communities their work represents.