Our Lady of Goldfinches April 30, 2012

Small Mercies present Our Lady of the Goldfinches by Jane McNulty at the Rose Theatre. Directed by Bill Hopkinson. The story of Jean McConville's murder by the IRA and her daughter Helen's attempt to make sense of her death.

TICKETS ONSALE WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY AT 12 NOON

Tickets £9.00 / £7.00 concessions.

On an anonymous
beach, where sea gives way to land, 3 characters meet. This radical new play
examines sacrifice, martyrdom and the redemptive quality of love.

Our Lady of the Goldfinches is the story of Jean
McConville's murder by the IRA and of her daughter Helen's attempt to make
sense of her death.  After 30 years of searching,
the Good Friday agreement prompted the IRA to disclose the location of Jean's
grave.

This is a physical production which incorporates a bold
multi-media score to animate the ‘fog of war'.  From the sounds and images of Bloody Sunday to
the felling of the watchtowers, from traditional music to live mixed samples,
this haunting play evokes a lonely beach in County Louth as a holy place in a
Last Rites of Reconciliation.

For details of what's on this season at the Rose Theatre, visit the Rose Theatre website.

If you're interested in screenings of great films, see this season's Short Cuts line-up in the Studio Theatre.

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