Sanctuary ? Blue Teapot Theatre Company

From October 04, 2012 to October 13, 2012
Blue Teapot Theatre Company, Silkes, Munster Avenue, Galway

by Christian O?Reilly

Directed by Petal Pilley

What is the cinema was the only sanctuary for your relationship?

Sanctuary?s world premiere will be in the Galway Theatre Festival this October.

Commissioned by Blue Teapot? this poignant, funny and bittersweet play opens the window into the lives and relationships of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the obstacles they must overcome to be together.

An ordinary trip to the cinema and a welcome break from their training centre provides an opportunity for Larry and Sophie to steal away and be together at last. But now that they?re alone, what are they going to say and do?

Director Petal Pilley says ?My hope in commissioning this play was to present a living tragedy that demands discussion, awareness and a more enlightened response from our society towards the sexuality and relationships of adults with ID?.

Playwright Christian O?Reilly is well known for The Good Father (Druid Theatre) and Is This About Sex? Winner of Best Theatre Script 2008 Irish Writers Guild Awards. In Sanctuary, Christian has created characters that struggle within constraints of dependant living, looking to find privacy and space to express sexual and romantic fulfillment. Each character individually tries to deal with this reality and the situation in their own life.

This production is not suitable for children as it explores the subject of intimate relationships and sexuality

Proudly supported by: Brothers of Charity Galway, Ability West, The Ireland Funds, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Galway City Council, and Galway County Council

Booking Information:

In Galway Theatre Festival: Box Office for GTF contact: Town Hall Theatre, 091-569-777 or online www.tht.ie/bookings

October 4th 11am

October 4th 7pm

October 5th 7pm

Performances at Blue Teapot: Box Office for October 9th ? 13th, call? 091-520-977

Oct 9th 11am

Oct 10th 11am

Oct 11th 11am

Oct 11 7pm

Oct 12th 7pm

Oct 13th 7pm

Source: http://www.blueteapot.ie/events/sanctuary/

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