Overview
The play explores the painful and humorous realities faced by individuals who patrolled the border during the height of the conflict. Based on an oral archive of serving RUC and An Garda Síochána officers, collected by Diversity Challenges, the production fuses theatre and film to look at the person behind the uniform and the different experiences of two individuals on either side of a line in the ground.
Lead creatives
Laurence McKeown (playwright)
Paula McFetridge (Artistic Director)
Participating or Target Group(s)
Cross Community, Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist, Catholic, Nationalist and Republican, Victims and Survivors, Ex-Combatants, Police, Wider Society, Prisoners & Ex-Prisoners.
Funders
Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI)
Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
Key Aims and Rationale
To humanise those ‘in uniform’ and to try and understand where they were coming from. To walk in their shoes.
Key Peace Relates Issues
Conflicted Histories
Violence and Trauma
Linked and Legacy Projects
A Cold House – play written by Laurence McKeown and Brian Campbell, directed by Pam Brighton, and produced by Dubbeljoint Theatre
The Official Version – play written by Laurence McKeown, directed by Pam Brighton, and produced by Dubbeljoint Theatre
Two Roads West (Belfast) – play written by Laurence McKeown, directed by Paula McFetridge, and produced by Kabosh Theatre
Two Roads West (Derry) – play written by Laurence McKeown, directed by Paula McFetridge, and produced by Kabosh Theatre Those You Pass On The Street – play written by Laurence McKeown, directed by Paula McFetridge, and produced by Kabosh Theatre
Life as an Interface – documentary film written and directed by Laurence McKeown The Aftermath Project – using film, photography, creative writing, and music to engage participants. Created and delivered by Laurence McKeown
From Oriel to Brexit – using creative writing, music, and theatre to engage participants. Created and delivered by Laurence McKeown
In The Shadow of Gullion – multi-media performance written and directed by Laurence McKeown
You Were Never Big On Luxuries – documentary film looking at the use of the arts to deal with the legacy of conflict
Key Information
Lead OrganisationKabosh
24/01/2016
Locations
Various in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland, USA, and Canada
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