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Brokentalkers & School of History at UCD presents

The Examination

Thu 21 Apr 2022 , 8pm

  • Tickets €18 / €16 conc
  • Main Auditorium
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Event2022 The Examination Apr

‘I’d like the people to know I’m not an animal. Did I cause harm? Yes. Should I be punished? Of course. But do I deserve my human rights? Absolutely I do.’

The Examination is the award-winning production by Brokentalkers exploring mental health and human rights in the prison system. Performed by Brokentalkers’ Gary Keegan and stand-up comedian and former prisoner Willie White.

Featuring Brokentalkers’ distinctive blend of biography, socio-political discourse and breath taking theatricality, The Examination draws on historical research and testimony from current and former prisoners. With powerful imagery and a visceral sound scape, The Examination is an uncompromising and revelatory interrogation of an aspect of society too often ignored.

The Examination is the outcome of a 12-month research period, that saw Brokentalkers’ directors Gary Keegan and Feidlim Cannon hold theatre workshops and interviews with life sentence prisoners and former prisoners in various settings including Mountjoy Prison and PACE Training and Education Services. They have also drawn on wider historical analysis undertaken by Associate Professor Catherine Cox (UCD), with Professor Hilary Marland and Dr Rachel Bennett (University of Warwick).

Best Production – Irish Times Theatre Awards 2020
Best Soundscape (Denis Clohessy) – Irish Times Theatre Awards 2020
Best Production – Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
Best Performer (Willie White) – Dublin Fringe Festival 2019

"Superbly slippery piece of theatre."
- The Stage
"No easy escapes in Brokentalkers’ sly, provocative play."
- The Irish Times
"Again and again, 'The Examination' pulls the rug out from under you."
- Fest

Important Information

Duration 60 mins (no interval)

Age guideline: 16+

The Examination is a collaboration with Professor Catherine Cox, as part of the Wellcome Trust Award for Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000 and is supported by UCD Research. Originally commissioned by UCD School of History.

The Examination Leinster Tour is funded by The Arts Council Touring Award.

Credits
Written & Directed by Feidlim Cannon & Gary Keegan
Creative Produced by Rachel Bergin
Research by Associate Professor Catherine Cox
Set Design by Ger Clancy
Sound Deisgn by Denis Clohessy
Lighting Design by Stephen Dodd
Costume Design by Sarah Foley
Animation Deisgn / Illustration: Gareth Gowran
Movement Direction by Eddie Kay
Performed by Willie White & Gary Keegan

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