A new play by Dermot Bolger, in association with The Civic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
After decades abroad, Shane returns to a multicultural Ireland he barely recognises. But he discovers surprising links: an unknown daughter, a black teenage grandson trying to define his identity, and gangland figures threatening the boy’s future.
Can he protect this grandson who is unaware of his existence and can they both find ways to feel they truly belong here?
Home, Boys, Home completes a unique trilogy that started with In High Germany in the 1990 Dublin Theatre Festival: three standalone plays, written fifteen years apart, recounting the lives of three friends, as emigrants abroad and now as returnees to Ireland.
CAST
Fionnuala Gygax, Donna Anita Nikolaisen, Ray Yeates
Written By: Dermot Bolger
Directed By: Raymond Keane
Produced By: Melissa Nolan
Stage Manager: Marella Boschi
Set Designer: Robert Ballagh
Lighting Designer: Conleth White
Costume Designer: Marie Tierney
Sound Design; Jenny O’Malley
Photographer/ Videographer: Ste Murray
Presented by: Speckintime in Association with The Civic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival
Duration: 90 mins. No interval
Age Suitability: 16+. Contains Strong Language
Originally commissioned by the Arts Council with key support by Dublin City Council
*Please note this show is in our studio space with unallocated seating. Please arrive early.
The Civic Sessions
Join us for a post-show discussion with Dermot Bolger in conversation with Ferdia author and filmmaker Ferdia MacAnna.
Previews Tue 1 – Wed 2 Oct (All tickets €16)
Thu 3 Oct 8:15pm Opening Night
Fri 4 Oct 8:15pm
Sat 5 Oct 4pm
Sat 5 Oct 8:15pm
Sun 6 Oct NO SHOW
Mon 7 Oct 8:15pm
Tue 8 Oct 8:15pm
Wed 9 Oct 1pm – LUNCHTIME THEATRE (All tickets €16)
Wed 9 Oct 8:15pm
Thu 10 Oct 8:15pm
Fri 11 Oct 8:15pm
Sat 12 Oct 8:15pm
