PLAY | NO EXIT
Anseo Anois Theatre are pleased to announce PLAY.
Part workshop, part reading; we invite you to a series of curiosity-led presentations of international plays, with process and collaboration at the core and a unique multi-disciplinary approach.
These events will be free but ticketed, with an optional donation to the company.
First Up: No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
“Hell is other people.”
No Exit is a one-act play written by French philosopher and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre, and first performed in 1944. The narrative unfolds in a single, claustrophobic room in Hell, where three characters—Joseph Garcin, Inez Serrano, and Estelle Rigault—find themselves after their deaths.
The play explores themes of existentialism, particularly the concepts of self-identity, freedom, and the nature of human relationships. No Exit remains a profound commentary on the human condition, making it a pivotal work in existential literature and drama.
KEEPING VIGIL
by Oonagh Wall
A work in progress presentation.
Three friends reunite in their hometown on the eve of a funeral to stay awake overnight and keep vigil over the body. A bittersweet reunion becomes a nostalgic trip down memory lane as libations are poured and stories are retold. But as the night progresses, old tensions resurface and new secrets emerge. Nostalgia inevitably gives way to the present and old ties are tested by an uneasy reckoning with the past – and each other. Among the fraying loose ends and crumbling half-truths, will this night bring them back together or tear them apart?
Directed by Ross Fitzpatrick
Cast:
Ardan - Éanna Grogan
Pidge - Darragh Gilhooly
Neesh - Amy Kidd
Scenographer - Iris Liange
LET’S TRY SWINGIN’
by Leo Hanna
Meet Lily and Jim, Tadgh and Flora – two couples dipping their toes into swinging for the first time, though no one will admit it. Behind monogamy’s closed doors, they navigate sexual frustration and the messy, unsexy reality of human relationships. This comedy explores the unwritten rules of swinging: talk first or dive in? Eat before or after? Why is there a pineapple on the door? With wine chilling, quiche in the oven, and Rennies at the ready, what could possibly go wrong?
Let’s Try Swingin’ is a group sex comedy of manners, written by Leo Hanna and directed by Finbarr Doyle.
“Deliciously entertaining…wonderfully enjoyable.” – The Reviews Hub
“Anseo Anois have been going from strength to strength” – Totally Dublin
Nominated for Best Production and Winner of the Best Ensemble Award at Dublin Fringe Festival 2024.
Cast
Flora: Emma Dargan-Reid
Lily: Anne O’Riordan
Jim: Barry Simpson
Tadgh: Ben Waddell
Creative Team
Playwright: Leo Hanna
Director: Finbarr Doyle
Set & Lighting Designer: Iris Liange
Sound Designer: Andrew Kerr
Choreographer: Tom Duffy
Creative Producer: Oonagh Wall